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Nicolas Roeg

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 15, 1928 (Died at 90)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Career Span1951 – 2018
Known Credits78 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 1.4

Nicolas Roeg

Total Works

78

76 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Lawrence of Arabia
8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962•movie
Role: Second Unit Director of Photography
The Witches
7.0
The Witches
1990•movie
Role: Director
Don't Look Now
6.9
Don't Look Now
1973•movie
Role: Director
Fahrenheit 451
7.1
Fahrenheit 451
1966•movie
Role: Director of Photography

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 78 titles featuring Nicolas Roeg

Lawrence of Arabia
8.0
Lawrence of Arabia
1962•movie

Role: Second Unit Director of Photography

The Witches
7.0
The Witches
1990•movie

Role: Director

Don't Look Now
6.9
Don't Look Now
1973•movie

Role: Director

Fahrenheit 451
7.1
Fahrenheit 451
1966•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Casino Royale
5.2
Casino Royale
1967•movie

Role: Additional Photography

The Man Who Fell to Earth
6.5

Role: Director

Walkabout
7.3
Walkabout
1971•movie

Role: Director

The Masque of the Red Death
6.7

Role: Director of Photography

Performance.
6.8
Performance.
1970•movie

Role: Director

Bad Timing
6.6
Bad Timing
1980•movie

Role: Director

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6.1

Role: Director of Photography

Castaway
6.3
Castaway
1986•movie

Role: Director

Far from the Madding Crowd
6.9

Role: Director of Photography

Eureka
5.3
Eureka
1983•movie

Role: Director

Insignificance
6.4
Insignificance
1985•movie

Role: Director

The Sundowners
6.7
The Sundowners
1960•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Full Body Massage
5.6
Full Body Massage
1999•movie

Role: Director

Petulia
6.0
Petulia
1968•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Aria
5.5
Aria
1987•movie

Role: Writer

David Bowie: Five Years
7.5

as Self

Track 29
5.6
Track 29
1988•movie

Role: Director

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
5.4

Role: Camera Operator

Heart of Darkness
5.8
Heart of Darkness
1994•movie

Role: Director

Bhowani Junction
6.1
Bhowani Junction
1956•movie

Role: Assistant Camera

The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.4

Role: Camera Operator

Doctor Blood's Coffin
5.3

Role: Camera Operator

Dr. Crippen
6.1
Dr. Crippen
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Puffball
3.8
Puffball
2007•movie

Role: Director

Death Drums Along the River
5.3

Role: Writer

Cold Heaven
4.3
Cold Heaven
1992•movie

Role: Director

The System
6.2
The System
1964•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Without You I'm Nothing
5.2

Role: Executive Producer

Passport to Shame
6.1
Passport to Shame
1958•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Sweet Bird of Youth
5.5

Role: Director

The Caretaker
7.4
The Caretaker
1964•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Code 7, Victim 5
5.0
Code 7, Victim 5
1964•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Cosh Boy
5.5
Cosh Boy
1953•movie

Role: Focus Puller

Nothing But the Best
6.0

Role: Director of Photography

Hotel Paradise
4.3
Hotel Paradise
1995•movie

Role: Director

The Man Inside
6.1
The Man Inside
1958•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Judith
4.8
Judith
1966•movie

Role: Second Unit Director

A Prize of Arms
6.7
A Prize of Arms
1962•movie

Role: Story

Two Deaths
5.6
Two Deaths
1996•movie

Role: Director

Crowhurst
6.8
Crowhurst
2018•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Glastonbury Fayre
6.7
Glastonbury Fayre
1972•movie

Role: Director

Pacific Destiny
5.5
Pacific Destiny
1956•movie

Role: Focus Puller

Calling Bulldog Drummond
6.5

Role: Assistant Camera

Band of Thieves
7.4
Band of Thieves
1962•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Jazz Boat
6.4
Jazz Boat
1960•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Samson and Delilah
5.5
Samson and Delilah
1996•series

Role: Director

Don't Look Now: Looking Back
7.0

as Himself

Just for Fun
5.2
Just for Fun
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Great Van Robbery
5.2

Role: Camera Operator

Every Day's a Holiday
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

The Making of Casino Royale, 1967
5.3

as Self - Director of Photography Stunt Unit

Circumstantial Evidence
7.0

Role: Focus Puller

Innocent Meeting
6.7
Innocent Meeting
1959•movie

Role: Camera Operator

A Woman Possessed
7.0
A Woman Possessed
1958•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Heavy Rain
5.5
Heavy Rain
2010•movie

as Himself

Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time...
5.0
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
3.5

as Self

Information Received
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

John Wesley
4.5
John Wesley
1954•movie

Role: Assistant Camera

Moment of Indiscretion
7.0

Role: Camera Operator

The Child and the Killer
7.0

Role: Camera Operator

Away We Stay
6.0
Away We Stay
2010•movie

as Restaurant Guest

Watching the Alien
8.0
Watching the Alien
2003•movie

as Self

The Bandit Of Zhobe
10.0

Role: Camera Operator

That's Insignificance

as Self

Michael Powell
Michael Powell
2005•movie
The Film That Buys the Cinema

Role: Director

Monolith
Monolith
1987•movie

Role: Director

Iceberg
Iceberg
1987•movie

Role: Director