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John Boorman

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British film director, producer and screenwriter

United KingdomDirectorsBorn 1933 · age 93
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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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Photos 4

Filmography 40

Deliverance1972 · ★ 7.3
The Tailor of Panama2001 · ★ 6.0
Excalibur1981 · ★ 7.0
The Professor and the Madman2019 · ★ 7.1
Exorcist II: The Heretic1977 · ★ 4.6
Zardoz1974 · ★ 5.9
Point Blank1967 · ★ 7.0
The Emerald Forest1985 · ★ 6.6
Hope and Glory1987 · ★ 6.9
Hell in the Pacific1968 · ★ 7.0
The General1998 · ★ 6.7
Beyond Rangoon1995 · ★ 6.5
Lumière & Company1995 · ★ 6.3
Queen & Country2015 · ★ 6.1
In My Country2004 · ★ 5.9
Where the Heart Is1990
The Tiger's Tail2006
Angel1982
Leo the Last1970
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael2019
Catch Us If You Can1965
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos2009
The Hard Way1980
The Sean Connery Paradox2022
Dream One1984
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'1999
Filmmakers in Action2006
The Rock1967
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond2016
Ennio Morricone1995
I Dreamt I Woke Up1991
Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing1995
Angela Mooney Dies Again1997
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman1998
What If?2006
Long Shot1978
The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'1972
Dreamers2012
Just a Song and Dance1987
Excalibur: Behind the Movie2013

91 credits on file

Television 5

Spécial cinéma1974
Film '721971
Sodankylä Forever2010
Leçon de Cinéma2004
Picture Windows1995

Awards 11

2022Knight Bachelor
2004BAFTA Fellowship
1998Cannes Best Director Award
1987London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year
1987National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
1987Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
1987National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
1987Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
1970Cannes Best Director Award
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor

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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 (2001) and Queen and Country (2014).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1933 · age 93
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31 languages

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