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John Boorman

British film director, producer and screenwriter · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Born 1933 · age 93

Sir John Boorman is a British filmmaker. He is best known for directing feature films such as Point Blank (1967), Hell in the Pacific (1968), Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Excalibur (1981), The Emerald Forest (1985), Hope and Glory (1987), The General (1998), The Tailor of Panama...

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A life in dates

2026Boorman and the DevilFilm2022Knight BachelorAward2019The Professor and the MadmanFilm, Writer2015Queen & CountryFilm, Director, Writer2010Sodankylä ForeverSeries2006Filmmakers in ActionFilm2004BAFTA FellowshipAwardLeçon de CinémaSeries, 20042002TimeshiftSeries, Director2001The Tailor of PanamaFilm, Director, Writer1998Cannes Best Director AwardAwardLee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John BoormanFilm, 1998Director, Writer1995Picture WindowsSeries, Director, WriterBeyond RangoonFilm, 1995Director, Producer1987Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyAwardLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the YearAwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best DirectorAwardNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best DirectorAwardNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best ScreenplayAwardHope and GloryFilm, 1987Director, Writer1984Dream OneFilm, Producer1981ExcaliburFilm, Director, Writer1978The South Bank ShowSeries1977Exorcist II: The HereticFilm, Director, Producer1974Spécial cinémaSeries1971Film '72Series1970Cannes Best Director AwardAwardLeo the LastFilm, 1970Director, Writer1967Point BlankFilm, Director, Writer1965Sunday NightSeries, Director1963In View: Six Days to SaturdayFilm, Director, Writer1962In ViewSeries, Director, Writer1933Born18 January 1933

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Known for

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  • Deliverance 1972
  • The Professor and the Madman 2019
  • Point Blank 1967
  • Excalibur 1981
  • Hell in the Pacific 1968

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Filmography 40

102 credits on file

Television 9

Media & music

Awards

Knight Bachelor2022
BAFTA Fellowship2004
Cannes Best Director Award1998
London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year1987
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director1987
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director1987
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay1987
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy1987
Cannes Best Director Award1970
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

He is best known for directing feature films such as Point Blank (1967), Hell in the Pacific (1968), Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Excalibur (1981), The Emerald Forest (1985), Hope and Glory (1987), The General (1998), The Tailor of Panama (2001) and Queen and Country (2014).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1933 · age 93

In the same film or series as John

Toshiro MifuneAlso in Hell in the Pacific (1968)Charlotte RamplingAlso in Zardoz (1974)Helen MirrenAlso in Excalibur (1981)Wim WendersAlso in Lumière & Company (1995)Dylan WalshAlso in Where the Heart Is (1990)