John Boorman (born 18 January 1933) is an English filmmaker who is a long time resident of Ireland and is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama.
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John Boorman Biography / Wiki
| Name | John Boorman |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Date of Birth | 1933-01-18 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 89 |
| Deathday |
John Boorman Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Me and Me Dad | 2012-08-31 | An intimate portrait about the iconic filmmaker John Boorman directed by his daughter Katrine. The story is told through the relationship of father an… | |
| A Sense of Carol Reed | Himself | 2006-11-07 | The film director, Carol Reed, is the subject of this documentary short. The illegitimate son of the famous stage actor, ‘Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree’ ,… |
| The Rock | Himself | 1967-01-01 | A promotional short for John Boorman’s “Point Blank” shot on and around Alcatraz. Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and former inmate Joe Giles share their… |
| Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and Odd Man Out | Interviewee | 2015-04-14 | Discussion about Carol Reed’s 1947 film ODD MAN OUT…. |
| John Boorman par John Boorman : une leçon de cinéma | 2017-06-03 | … | |
| The Sean Connery Paradox | Himself | 2022-07-28 | In 1963, Sean Connery bursts onto the screen as James Bond in ‘Dr. No’, the first episode of a saga that is destined to become legendary. With the sec… |
| I Dreamt I Woke Up | Himself | 1991-11-16 | Film about the influences in director John Boorman’s life and work, including family and neighbors and the landscape of the Wicklow mountains surround… |
| Ennio Morricone | Self | 1995-01-01 | From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contributions to director Roland Joffé’s acclaimed 198… |
| The Making of Ryan’s Daughter | Self | 2006-01-02 | Feature-lenght documentary, divided in three episodes (Storm rising, Storm chaser and Eye of the storm), describing the making of Ryan’s Daughter as w… |
| Dreamers | 2012-09-01 | Dreamers is a film directed by Noelle Deschamps in 2012. Creation was always imagined as a mysterious process. Following these filmmakers, brings to l… | |
| Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman | Self | 1998-01-01 | John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they … |
| No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos | Self | 2009-01-11 | The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot … |
| The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ | Self | 1999-09-05 | A documentary chronicling the making of Kubrick’s final film, ‘Eyes Wide Shut’, and his legacy…. |
| What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | Himself | 2019-03-22 | Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953 and j… |
| Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | Self | 2016-05-13 | A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with t… |
| Sodankylä Forever | Self | 2010-08-05 | The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets. Founded … |
| Excalibur: Behind the Movie | Himself | 2013-12-20 | This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman’s 1981 movie, Excalibur. Self-described as the toughest film he ever … |
| Zardoz | Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited) | 1974-02-06 | In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity’s achievements…. |
| Long Shot | The Director | 1978-11-17 | A budding Scottish film producer tries to get his ambitious Aberdeen-set western financed, and while he attracts some major stars and directors to the… |
| Filmmakers in Action | Self | 2006-09-15 | What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors’ copyright? What is their legal status in… |
| Hope and Glory | Narrator (voice – uncredited) | 1987-09-03 | Director John Boorman drew from his own childhood experiences for this coming-of-age tale about a boy growing up in and around London during World War… |
John Boorman Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Beyond Rangoon | Director | 1995-05-24 | Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who’s unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s. Bowman initially left S… |
| The Tiger’s Tail | Director | 2006-09-26 | After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself…. |
| The Tailor of Panama | Director | 2001-03-30 | A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador’s mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a ne… |
| Deliverance | Director | 1972-08-18 | Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it’s turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip… |
| Zardoz | Director | 1974-02-06 | In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity’s achievements…. |
| Excalibur | Director | 1981-04-10 | A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur”, chronicling Arthur Pendragon’s conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his … |
| The Emerald Forest | Director | 1985-06-22 | For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously… |
| Exorcist II: The Heretic | Director | 1977-06-17 | Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and kn… |
| Hell in the Pacific | Director | 1968-12-19 | During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in … |
| Hope and Glory | Director | 1987-09-03 | Director John Boorman drew from his own childhood experiences for this coming-of-age tale about a boy growing up in and around London during World War… |
| Point Blank | Director | 1967-08-30 | After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money … |
| In My Country | Director | 2004-05-04 | An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings…. |
| The General | Director | 1998-05-01 | The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwant… |
| Lumière and Company | Director | 1995-12-20 | 40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditio… |
| Where the Heart Is | Director | 1990-02-23 | A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be…. |
| Catch Us If You Can | Director | 1965-07-15 | Dinah is a famous model and actress who is getting tired of life in the limelight and wants to take a break. While shooting a commercial spot for meat… |
| Leo the Last | Director | 1970-09-04 | Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental Europe and jaded with the frenetic search for kicks with the European… |
| Queen & Country | Director | 2015-01-07 | An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II joins the military to fight in the Korean War…. |
| Two Nudes Bathing | Director | 1995-03-24 | Originally produced for the Showtime anthology series Picture Windows and screened at the Cannes Film Festival, this whimsical British short speculate… |
| I Dreamt I Woke Up | Director | 1991-11-16 | Film about the influences in director John Boorman’s life and work, including family and neighbors and the landscape of the Wicklow mountains surround… |
| Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman | Director | 1998-01-01 | John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they … |
| Six Days to Saturday | Director | 1963-12-11 | The story of one week in the lives of a professional football team – Swindon Town F.C…. |
John Boorman Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Beyond Rangoon | Producer | 1995-05-24 | Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who’s unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s. Bowman initially left S… |
| The Tiger’s Tail | Producer | 2006-09-26 | After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself…. |
| The Tailor of Panama | Producer | 2001-03-30 | A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador’s mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a ne… |
| Deliverance | Producer | 1972-08-18 | Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it’s turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip… |
| The Emerald Forest | Producer | 1985-06-22 | For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously… |
| Excalibur | Producer | 1981-04-10 | A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur”, chronicling Arthur Pendragon’s conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his … |
| Exorcist II: The Heretic | Producer | 1977-06-17 | Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and kn… |
| In My Country | Producer | 2004-05-04 | An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings…. |
| Dream One | Producer | 1984-12-12 | Based on Winsor McCay’s comic strip, a little boy embarks on a dream-like adventure. Also known as Dream One…. |
| The General | Producer | 1998-05-01 | The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwant… |
| Queen & Country | Producer | 2015-01-07 | An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II joins the military to fight in the Korean War…. |
| Zardoz | Producer | 1974-02-06 | In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity’s achievements…. |
| Where the Heart Is | Producer | 1990-02-23 | A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be…. |
| Two Nudes Bathing | Producer | 1995-03-24 | Originally produced for the Showtime anthology series Picture Windows and screened at the Cannes Film Festival, this whimsical British short speculate… |
| Angel | Executive Producer | 1982-09-18 | Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedi… |
| Angela Mooney Dies Again | Executive Producer | 1997-07-09 | Americans want to take over the Irish creamery Angela Mooney’s husband built up. Everybody in town is delighted, with the exception of Mrs Mooney, who… |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Tiger’s Tail | Author | 2006-09-26 | After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself…. |
| The Tailor of Panama | Screenplay | 2001-03-30 | A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador’s mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a ne… |
| Excalibur | Screenplay | 1981-04-10 | A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur”, chronicling Arthur Pendragon’s conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his … |
| Hope and Glory | Writer | 1987-09-03 | Director John Boorman drew from his own childhood experiences for this coming-of-age tale about a boy growing up in and around London during World War… |
| The General | Author | 1998-05-01 | The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwant… |
| Queen & Country | Writer | 2015-01-07 | An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II joins the military to fight in the Korean War…. |
| Where the Heart Is | Writer | 1990-02-23 | A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be…. |
| Zardoz | Writer | 1974-02-06 | In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity’s achievements…. |
| Leo the Last | Writer | 1970-09-04 | Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental Europe and jaded with the frenetic search for kicks with the European… |
| I Dreamt I Woke Up | Writer | 1991-11-16 | Film about the influences in director John Boorman’s life and work, including family and neighbors and the landscape of the Wicklow mountains surround… |
| Two Nudes Bathing | Writer | 1995-03-24 | Originally produced for the Showtime anthology series Picture Windows and screened at the Cannes Film Festival, this whimsical British short speculate… |
| The Professor and the Madman | Writer | 2019-03-07 | Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 1… |
| Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman | Writer | 1998-01-01 | John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they … |
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