Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Paulo Rocha
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 0All crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 583638
IMDb ID: nm0733846
Known for: Directing
Born: December 22, 1935
Died: December 29, 2012
Age: 77
Place of birth: Porto, Portugal
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2025
Years active: 67
Average TMDB rating: 7.07
Wikidata: Q540926
Frequent jobs
Director (14)Assistant Director (1)Assistant Director Trainee (1)Producer (6)Screenplay (2)Archival Footage Research (1)Idea (1)
Biography
Paulo Rocha was born on December 22, 1935 in Porto, Portugal. He was a director and producer, known for A Ilha dos Amores (1982), O Rio do Ouro (1998) and A Raiz do Coração(2000). He died on December 29, 2012 in Porto. Abandoned Lisbon Law School to dedicate himself to the movies, and founded Cine-Clube de Lisboa (CCC) with Nuno de Bragança, João Bénard da Costa, Pedro Tamen and Alberto Vaz da Silva. In 1962, concluded his studies at IDHEC, Paris, France, but he says he learned more watching time and again Jean Renoir and 'Kenzo Mizoguchi' films than in academic film studies
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Paulo Rocha.
5.4
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Director
2013 Movie
4.5
Vanity
Director
2004 Movie
As Sereias
Director
2001 Movie
5.7
The Heart's Root
Director
2000 Movie
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
Director
1998 Movie
6.7
River of Gold
Director
1998 Movie
7.0
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Director
1995 Movie
Oliveira, l'architecte
Director
1993 Movie
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
Director
1993 Movie
5.2
A Ilha de Moraes
Director
1984 Movie
6.4
Island of Loves
Director
1982 Movie
5.0
A Pousada das Chagas
Director
1972 Movie
5.0
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
Director
1971 Movie
7.2
Change of Life
Director
1967 Movie
7.1
The Hunt
Assistant Director
1964 Movie
6.0
Bread
Assistant Director Trainee
1959 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paulo Rocha.
4.5
Vanity
Director
2004 Movie
Querença
Producer
2004 Movie
7.0
The Green Years
Screenplay
1963 Movie
7.0
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Director
1995 Movie
5.2
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993 Movie
7.0
Francisca
as Doctor
1981 Movie
The Life of Mirrors
2025 Movie
6.8
Xavier
Producer
1991 Movie
5.5
Acto da Primavera
Archival Footage Research
1963 Movie
7.2
The Satin Slipper
as Premier Prête
1986 Movie
6.0
Bread
Assistant Director Trainee
1959 Movie
Around Rocha’s Table
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paulo Rocha.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paulo Rocha.
5.5
The Conquest of Faro
Producer
2005 Movie
The Swimming Pool
Producer
2004 Movie
Querença
Producer
2004 Movie
The Keeper of Herds
Producer
1999 Movie
6.8
Xavier
Producer
1991 Movie
6.0
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Screenplay
1988 Movie
5.3
The Mountains of the Moon
Producer
1987 Movie
Vilarinho das Furnas
Idea
1971 Movie
7.0
The Green Years
Screenplay
1963 Movie
5.5
Acto da Primavera
Archival Footage Research
1963 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paulo Rocha.
The Life of Mirrors
2025 Movie
Around Rocha’s Table
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
5.4
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013 Movie
6.5
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994 Movie
5.2
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993 Movie
6.6
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
as Hostel Doorman
1990 Movie
6.0
Three Less Me
as The Melomaniac
1988 Movie
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986 Movie
7.2
The Satin Slipper
as Premier Prête
1986 Movie
5.2
A Ilha de Moraes
as Self
1984 Movie
6.4
Island of Loves
as Camilo Pessanha
1982 Movie
7.0
Francisca
as Doctor
1981 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paulo Rocha.