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Nicolas Jack Roeg (15 August 1928 – 23 November 2018) was an English film director and cinematographer, best known for directing Performance (1970), Walkabout (1971), Don’t Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bad Timing (1980), and The Witches (1990). Making his directorial debut 23 years after his entry into the film business, Roeg quickly became known for an idiosyncratic visual and narrative style, characterized by the use of disjointed and disorienting editing.

Nicolas Roeg

Nicolas Roeg Biography / Wiki

NameNicolas Roeg
Also Know니콜라스 뢰그, 니콜라스 로그
GenderMale
Known ForCamera
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Date of Birth1928-08-15
Age(as in 2022)90
Deathday2018-11-23

Nicolas Roeg Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Nicolas Roeg: It’s About Time…Self2015-06-28The first major profile of the great British film director Nicolas Roeg, examining his very personal vision of cinema as in such films as Don’t Look N…
Don’t Look Now: Looking BackHimself2002-07-29In this short making-of documentary, director Nicolas Roeg discusses the production history of the film and the unique qualities of Daphne Du Maurier’…
Watching the Alien2003-01-01Documentary about The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)…
Donald Cammell: The Ultimate PerformanceHimself1998-10-14Documentary profile of the Scottish painter, screenwriter and director Donald Cammell, who committed suicide in 1996….
The Making of ‘Casino Royale’Self – Director of Photography Stunt Unit2008-01-01Interviews and overview of the making of the original 1967 James Bond film….
That’s InsignificanceHimself2011-06-14A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Nicolas Roeg’s 1985 film INSIGNIFICANCE featuring interviews with the cast….
David Bowie: Five YearsSelf2013-05-25Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Ameri…
Empire of the Censors1995-05-28The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain….

Nicolas Roeg Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Don’t Look NowDirector1973-12-03Laura and John, grieved by a terrible loss, meet in Venice, where John is in charge of the restoration of a church, two mysterious sisters, one of who…
The Man Who Fell to EarthDirector1976-03-18Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his …
The WitchesDirector1990-05-25A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand H…
Heart of DarknessDirector1993-10-01A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity’s soul….
AriaDirector1987-05-27Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each s…
Bad TimingDirector1980-03-02Alex Linden is a psychiatrist living in Vienna who meets Milena Flaherty though a mutual friend. Though Alex is quite a bit older than Milena, he’s at…
PerformanceDirector1970-08-03Young gangster Chas Devlin seeks refuge from the mob in a basement belonging to a reclusive, fading rock star Turner….
PuffballDirector2007-10-28Powerful supernatural forces are unleashed when a young architect becomes pregnant after moving to an isolated and mysterious valley to build a house….
WalkaboutDirector1971-07-01Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot the…
Track 29Director1988-05-15Years after a desperate teenage Linda gives up her baby for adoption, she finds herself face-to-face with Martin, a young man claiming to be her long-…
InsignificanceDirector1985-08-02Four 1950s cultural icons who conceivably could have met but probably didn’t, fictionally do so in this modern fable of post-WWII America. Visually in…
EurekaDirector1983-05-01An Alaskan gold prospector lives in luxury with his family on an island which gangsters want….
CastawayDirector1986-03-05Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving ta…
Sweet Bird of YouthDirector1989-10-01Aging movie star Alexandra del Lago, also known as Princess Kosmonopolis, fears her career is overdue to her fading youthful looks. She takes up with …
Glastonbury FayreDirector1972-05-01In the Summer of 1971 the Glastonbury legend was born when the organisers decided to try and create a festival that would be a forerunner for an ‘alte…
Samson and DelilahDirector1996-12-08Mara and Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines. One day, a mysterious stranger …
Cold HeavenDirector1992-05-29An adulterous woman’s faith in God is tested when her husband dies and miraculously comes back to life….
Two DeathsDirector1996-06-14A tale of power, passion and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country….
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of DeceptionDirector1999-10-31In the ninth film in the series, in September 1916, young Indiana Jones – going by the alias of “Henri Defense” – has become a motorcycle courier stat…
Full Body MassageDirector1995-10-01Nina, an art dealer, has her weekly massage appointment and is surprised to find out her usual masseur, Douglas, has sent a replacement named Fitch. T…
The Film That Buys the CinemaDirector2014-10-14A collection of films from an eclectic array of contributors commissioned to raise funds for the Bristol independent cinema The Cube….
Hotel ParadiseDirector1995-10-10A bride-to-be wakes up one morning next to a man chained to the bed, but cannot remember what happened the night before….
The Sound of Claudia SchifferDirector2000-02-01This collaboration between Roeg and Adrian Utley of Portishead was filmed as part of the BBC’s Sound On Film series…
JudithSecond Unit Director1966-01-20A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband….
DirectorIn 1996, George Lucas hired T.M. Christopher to aid in re-editing the complete series into twenty-two feature-length episodes. The series was also ret…

Nicolas Roeg Production Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Without You I’m NothingProducer1990-05-11Sandra Bernhard stars in a studio version of her off-Broadway show, blending re-enactments of the original show’s pieces with concept vignettes and ‘t…
ZeroProducer2011-07-09Thriller-drama about eight losers who will have to deal with a new life in which apparently they are the only people alive….
The MapmakerExecutive Producer2012-09-21A short UK drama following an ageing couple who return to the seaside where they were happy 50 years earlier. Now their lives have changed and they fa…
CrowhurstExecutive Producer2018-03-23Donald Crowhurst competes in an around the world boat race. His lack of experience and mental state soon lead to tragedy….

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Samson and DelilahWriter1996-12-08Mara and Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living under the harsh and unjust rule of the Philistines. One day, a mysterious stranger …
AriaWriter1987-05-27Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each s…
A Prize of ArmsStory1962-12-11A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll….
Death Drums Along the RiverWriter1963-12-20A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river….
WalkaboutStory1971-07-01Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot the…

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Far from the Madding CrowdDirector of Photography1967-06-18Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely diverg…
The SystemDirector of Photography1964-04-12In a seaside village, a group of local young men mingle among the seasonal tourists in search of sexual conquests. Near the end of one summer, the lea…
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumDirector of Photography1966-10-16A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom….
PetuliaDirector of Photography1968-06-10An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor….
The Masque of the Red DeathDirector of Photography1964-06-24A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the “Red Death” plague that stalks the land….
Dr. CrippenDirector of Photography1963-08-07A British physician stands trial for murdering his wife after he and his mistress are captured while fleeing to Canada….
PerformanceDirector of Photography1970-08-03Young gangster Chas Devlin seeks refuge from the mob in a basement belonging to a reclusive, fading rock star Turner….
WalkaboutDirector of Photography1971-07-01Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot the…
Every Day’s a HolidayDirector of Photography1965-07-14A group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show…
Doctor Blood’s CoffinCamera Operator1961-01-01After being thrown out of medical school for ethical violations, Dr. Peter Blood returns home to a small Cornish village, where he sets up a research …
Calling Bulldog DrummondAssistant Camera1951-07-02Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar….
Passport to ShameCamera Operator1958-12-12British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade….
Fahrenheit 451Director of Photography1966-09-07In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen, 
Glastonbury FayreDirector of Photography1972-05-01In the Summer of 1971 the Glastonbury legend was born when the organisers decided to try and create a festival that would be a forerunner for an ‘alte…
Nothing But the BestDirector of Photography1964-03-10Success has James Brewster’s name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss’s daughter. A con artist hires him to help out on a b…
The CaretakerDirector of Photography1964-01-21Aston, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and takes i…
Information ReceivedDirector of Photography1961-08-01Drama of an underworld double-cross as a man and woman set a death trap from which only one could possibly escape….
Band of ThievesDirector of Photography1962-08-30A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and c…
Just for FunDirector of Photography1963-02-01When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark and Cherry lead others youngsters in forming their own …
Code 7, Victim 5Director of Photography1964-07-10The first victim is the butler of South African millionaire Wexler, who hires hard-hitting private eye Steve Martin for protection. Once at Wexler’s…
Circumstantial EvidenceFocus Puller1952-10-16Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly reappe…
Cosh BoyFocus Puller1953-02-01Roy Walsh (James Kenney) is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends (including Rene, played by a young Joan Collins) into subservience. …
All Hallowe’enClapper Loader1953-08-01A woman falls in love with a ghost on All Hallows Eve….
John WesleyAssistant Camera1954-04-20When young John Wesley is saved from the flames burning his family’s home, he believes God has chosen him for a higher mission. He grows up to become …
Bhowani JunctionAssistant Camera1956-05-01Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India….
Pacific DestinyFocus Puller1956-01-01Life is strange and worrying for a cadet who arrives in the Pacific in the colonial service. And the testy resident commissioner, who had been expecti…
Moment of IndiscretionCamera Operator1958-09-05Janet Miller (Lana Morris) is a married woman caught in awkward circumstances after police investigating a murder come up with evidence, and a potenti…
The Man InsideCamera Operator1958-09-07A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there’s more to the case than just theft….
Casino RoyaleAdditional Photography1967-04-13Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan – that every agent will be…
JudithAdditional Photography1966-01-20A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband….
The SundownersCamera Operator1960-12-08In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family–Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean–are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to set…
The Trials of Oscar WildeCamera Operator1960-05-01The flamboyant Victorian wit (Peter Finch) sues the Marquess of Queensberry for a sodomy slur, but it boomerangs….
Jazz BoatCamera Operator1960-06-01A bumbling gang of thieves crash a jazz party….
Tarzan’s Greatest AdventureCamera Operator1959-07-08The greatest adventure of jungle king Tarzan. Four British villains raid a settlement to obtain explosives for use in a diamond mine. In doing so they…
Innocent MeetingCamera Operator1959-04-01The daughter of a textile company owner falls in love with a young illustrator with a secret criminal past….
The Bandit Of ZhobeCamera Operator1959-04-01British soldiers in India must contend with an outlaw bandit….
The Child and the KillerCamera Operator1959-02-01Joe Marsh (Robert Arden) is a U.S. Army captain who goes on the run in Britain after committing murder. He breaks into a family’s home and forces 7-ye…
The Great Van RobberyCamera Operator1959-01-16Interpol detective Caesar Smith tracks robbers of the Royal Mint van. He travels to Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Paris and establishes the guilt of a Lond…
A Woman PossessedCamera Operator1958-08-08English doctor John Winthrop (Francis Matthews) must protect his new wife, Ann (Kay Callard), from his wealthy and entirely too overbearing mother, Ka…
Just for FunLighting Camera1963-02-01When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark and Cherry lead others youngsters in forming their own …
Lawrence of ArabiaSecond Unit Cinematographer1962-12-11The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence’s mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Law…

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