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Roland Joffe Biography (1945-)

Born November 17, 1945, in London, England; married Jane Lapotaire (an actress; divorced); married Cherie Lunghi (an actress); children: (first marriage)Rowan (a writer); (second marriage) Nathalie. Addresses: Office: c/o Nomad Productions, 10351 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 402, Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, writer

Birth Details

November 17, 1945

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Producer and director, The Killing Fields, Warner Bros., 1984
• Director, The Mission, Warner Bros., 1986
• Director, Fat Man and Little Boy (also known as Shadowmakers), Paramount, 1989
• Producer, Made in Bangkok, 1991
• Producer (with Jake Eberts) and director, City of Joy (also knownas La cite de la joie), TriStar, 1992
• Producer and (uncredited) director, Super Mario Bros., Buena Vista, 1993
• Producer and director, The Scarlet Letter, Buena Vista, 1995
• Director, Goodbye, Lover, Warner Bros., 1998
• Producer, Waterproof, Cloud Ten Pictures, 1998
• Producer and director, Vatel, Miramax, 2000
• Television Director
• Episodic
• Bill Brand, Thames (England), 1976
• Also directed episodes of Coronation Street and Sam.
• Other
• The Stars Look Down (miniseries) Granada (England), 1975
• "The Legion Hall Bombing," BBC Play for Today, BBC (England), 1976
• "The Spongers," BBC Play for Today, BBC, 1978
• No, Mama, No, Thames (England), 1979
• 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, 1980
• "United Kingdom," BBC Play for Today, BBC, 1981
• Also director of the specials Anne and Rope, both Granada.
• Television Work
• Executive Producer
• A Taste of Freedom (special), TNT, 1991
• Undressed (series; also known as MTV's Undressed), MTV, 1999
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• "The Scarlet Letter," Great Books, The Learning Channel, 1996
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Bruce Robinson) Fat Man and Little Boy (also known as Shadowmakers; based on a story by Robinson), Paramount, 1989
• Television Scripts
• "The Spongers," BBC Play for Today, BBC, 1978
• "United Kingdom," BBC Play for Today, BBC, 1981
• Books
• (With Jake Eberts and Mark Medoff) City of Joy: The Illustrated Storyof the Film, Newmarket Press, 1992

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

• American Film, December, 1987, p. 9
• Interview, March, 1987, p. 76
• Premiere, March, 1992, p. 56