FILM DIRECTOR

Roland Joffé

1945 - Today

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Roland Joffé (; born 17 November 1945) is an English film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing the critically-acclaimed films The Killing Fields (1984) and The Mission (1986), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the latter winning the Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. Joffé began his career in television, his early credits including episodes of Coronation Street and an adaptation of The Stars Look Down for Granada. He gained a reputation for hard-hitting political stories with the series Bill Brand and factual dramas for Play for Today. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Joffé is the 411th most popular film director (down from 381st in 2019), the 1,823rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,472nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roland Joffé ranks 411 out of 2,041. Before him are Martin Campbell, Jacques Deray, Paweł Pawlikowski, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Lo Wei, and Louis Delluc. After him are M. Night Shyamalan, Gustav Ucicky, Olivier Assayas, Jacques Copeau, John Landis, and Denys Arcand.

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Among people born in 1945, Roland Joffé ranks 188. Before him are Joseph Coutts, Pirri, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Robert Cialdini, Charles Greene, and Rhonda Byrne. After him are Gunther von Hagens, Jaclyn Smith, Vladislav Ardzinba, Henry Winkler, Bobby Solo, and Li Dong-woon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roland Joffé ranks 1,823 out of 8,785. Before him are Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451), Dominic Purcell (1970), Donovan (1946), Jerry Springer (1944), Christopher Isherwood (1904), and Tony Martin (1957). After him are George Arliss (1868), Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (1689), Mary Ann Bevan (1874), Timothy Spall (1957), John Martin (1789), and Ælle of Sussex (500).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Roland Joffé ranks 29. Before him are George Albert Smith (1864), Carol Reed (1906), Ken Russell (1927), Robert Stevenson (1905), Anthony Minghella (1954), and Tom Hooper (1972). After him are John Guillermin (1925), J. Lee Thompson (1914), Michael Apted (1941), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), John Boorman (1933), and Sam Mendes (1965).

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