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Roger Lindsey Donaldson ONZM (born 15 November 1945) is an Australian and New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and producer. His 1977 debut film, Sleeping Dogs, is considered landmark work of New Zealand cinema, as one of the country’s first films to attract large-scale critical and commercial success. [1]
Roger Donaldson is an Australian director, producer and writer, known for The World's Fastest Indian, No Way Out and Species. IMDb provides his contact info, resume, credits, photos, videos, trivia and more.
- January 1, 1
- 1.88 m
- Ballarat, Australia
The World's Fastest Indian was Roger Donaldson's first New Zealand-made film, since embarking on a successful Hollywood career 20 years earlier. This project was the culmination of a dream that Donaldson had held for more than 30 years.
Roger Donaldson is an Australian-born director and producer of films such as The World's Fastest Indian, No Way Out and Species. He was born in 1945, married to Marliese Schneider and has four children.
- November 15, 1945
Roger Donaldson's modern spin on the dense, stylish suspense films of the 1940s features fine work from Gene Hackman and Sean Young, as well as the career-making performance that made Kevin Costner a star
The film stars Anthony Hopkins, and was produced, written, and directed by Roger Donaldson. The film opened on 7 December 2005 in New Zealand to positive reviews, and quickly became the highest grossing local film at the New Zealand box-office taking in NZ$7,043,000; and taking in over US$18,297,690 worldwide.
Apr 19, 2018 · The director of Sleeping Dogs, The Bank Job, Thirteen Days and more talks about his films, challenges and collaborations. He also reveals how he made his debut feature in New Zealand with limited resources and a lot of problem solving.
