Roland Joffé
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roland Joffé, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Mission (1986)
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The Killing Fields (1984)
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Captivity (2007)
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The Scarlet Letter (1995)
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The Lovers (2015)
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November 1963 (2026)
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Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
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Goodbye Lover (1999)
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There Be Dragons (2011)
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The Forgiven (2018)
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City of Joy (1992)
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You and I (2011)
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Vatel (2000)
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L'Inverno (—)
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A Lover Scorned (2019)
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The Spongers (1978)
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United Kingdom (1981)
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No Mama No (1979)
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'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1980)
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The Legion Hall Bombing (1978)
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Twelve Off the Belt (1977)
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