About
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.
Filmography
November 19632026 · Director
Blood on the Crown2021 · Executive Producer
A Lover Scorned2019 · Director
The Forgiven2018 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Lovers2015 · Director, Writer
There Be Dragons2011 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
You and I2011 · Director
Captivity2007 · Director
Vatel2000 · Producer, Director
Goodbye Lover1999 · Director
The Scarlet Letter1995 · Director, Producer
Super Mario Bros.1993 · Producer
City of Joy1992 · Director, Producer
A Taste of Freedom1991 · Producer
Fat Man and Little Boy1989 · Screenplay, Director
Swimming to Cambodia1987 · Thanks
The Mission1986 · Director
The Killing Fields1984 · Director
United Kingdom1981 · Director
'Tis Pity She's a Whore1980 · Director