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Roland Joffé
Roland Joffé (/ˈdʒɒfeɪ/; 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), earning him Academy Award nominations for Best Director. The latter won the Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.
Joffé began his career in television, with 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. In the late 1980s, he co-founded the production company Lightmotive with Ben Myron.
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As director
November 1963
A Lover Scorned
The Forgiven
The Lovers
You and I
There Be Dragons
Captivity
Vatel
Goodbye Lover
The Scarlet Letter
City of Joy
Fat Man and Little Boy
The Mission
The Killing Fields
United Kingdom
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
No Mama No
The Spongers
The Legion Hall Bombing
Twelve Off the Belt
L'Inverno
