Roger Christian

Biography

Roger Christian (born 25 February 1944) is an English set decorator, production designer and feature film director. He won an Academy Award for his work on the original Star Wars and was Oscar-nominated for his work on Alien. Christian directed the second unit on both Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as well as feature films including The Sender and Nostradamus. He also directed the 2000 film Battlefield Earth which is regarded as one of the worst films ever made.

Known For

Battlefield Earth 2000 ★ 3.3
Memory: The Origins of Alien 2019 ★ 6.4
Underworld 1996 ★ 5.3
The Final Cut 1995 ★ 5.9
Stranded 2013 ★ 3.7
Black Angel 1980 ★ 6.4
Alien: Terror in Space 2025 ★ 7.0
Lorca and the Outlaws 1984 ★ 4.0
Nostradamus 1994 ★ 5.8
Prisoners of the Sun 2013 ★ 3.9
Short Sharp Shocks Volume 4 2025 ★ 7.0
Joseph and Mary 2016 ★ 4.6
Masterminds 1997 ★ 5.3
The Dollar Bottom 1981 ★ 7.3
The Sword of Thyrus
Bandido 2004 ★ 4.4
The Sender 1982 ★ 5.6
Dangerous Intuition 2013 ★ 6.8
American Daylight 2006 ★ 4.3