FILM DIRECTOR

Roland Joffé

1945 - Today

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Roland Joffé (; born 17 November 1945) is an English director and producer of film and television, known for the Academy Award-nominated films The Killing Fields and The Mission. He began his career in television, his early credits including episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roland Joffé has received more than 734,322 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Roland Joffé is the 381st most popular film director (up from 466th in 2019), the 1,471st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,776th in 2019) and the 24th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roland Joffé ranks 381 out of 2,041. Before him are Veit Harlan, Giuseppe De Santis, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, J. Lee Thompson, Saul Bass, and Alexander Korda. After him are Joe Dante, Yorgos Lanthimos, Patrice Leconte, Lotte Reiniger, Sam Mendes, and Robert Benton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Roland Joffé ranks 164. Before him are Baghdadi Mahmudi, Mustafa Balel, Richard Henderson, Robert Wyatt, Joanna Cassidy, and Gabriela Andersen-Schiess. After him are Jaclyn Smith, Henry Winkler, Dennis Nilsen, Bobby Solo, Bruce Spence, and Vladislav Ardzinba.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roland Joffé ranks 1,471 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Stephenson (1803), Thomas Wyatt (1503), J. Lee Thompson (1914), David Garrick (1717), Edward Young (1683), and John Graunt (1620). After him are Janick Gers (1957), Ealhswith (852), Emilia Clarke (1986), Howard Staunton (1810), Billy Connolly (1942), and John Eliot Gardiner (1943).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Roland Joffé ranks 24. Before him are David Hamilton (1933), John Schlesinger (1926), Adrian Lyne (1941), John Boorman (1933), Anthony Minghella (1954), and J. Lee Thompson (1914). After him are Sam Mendes (1965), John Guillermin (1925), Michael Anderson (1920), David Yates (1963), Ken Russell (1927), and Derek Jarman (1942).

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Filmography

The Mission
Director
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
Sep 24o 19867.4 / 10
The Killing Fields
Director
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
Nov 23o 19847.472 / 10
The Scarlet Letter
Director
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.
Oct 13o 19956 / 10