John Boorman

John Boorman

Directing

Born January 18, 1933 · Shepperton, Middlesex, England, UK

23 films as director · Active 1963–2015

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 Fore…

Known for

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974

Filmmakers in Action

Filmmakers in Action

2006

Film '72

1971

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

2004

The Rock

The Rock

1967

Dreamers

Dreamers

2012

Zardoz

Zardoz

1974

Sodankylä Forever

Sodankylä Forever

2010

Directed(23)

Queen & Country

2015Queen & Country★ 6.1

The Tiger's Tail

2006The Tiger's Tail★ 5.6

In My Country

2004In My Country★ 5.9

The Tailor of Panama

2001The Tailor of Panama★ 6.0

The General

1998The General★ 6.7

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

1998Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman★ 10.0

Beyond Rangoon

1995Beyond Rangoon★ 6.5

Lumière & Company

1995Lumière & Company★ 6.3

Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing

1995Picture Windows: Two Nudes Bathing★ 4.0

I Dreamt I Woke Up

1991I Dreamt I Woke Up★ 7.3

Where the Heart Is

1990Where the Heart Is★ 6.2

Hope and Glory

1987Hope and Glory★ 6.9

The Emerald Forest

1985The Emerald Forest★ 6.6

Excalibur

1981Excalibur★ 7.0

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977Exorcist II: The Heretic★ 4.5

Zardoz

1974Zardoz★ 5.9

Deliverance

1972Deliverance★ 7.3

Leo the Last

1970Leo the Last★ 5.3

Hell in the Pacific

1968Hell in the Pacific★ 7.0

1967Point Blank★ 7.0

Catch Us If You Can

1965Catch Us If You Can★ 5.4

In View: Six Days to Saturday

1963In View: Six Days to Saturday

Acting(33)

2025Boorman and the DevilSelf

2024Point Blank the DocumentarySelf

2024A Look Through His LensSelf

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2022The Sean Connery ParadoxSelf

2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline KaelSelf

2017John Boorman : Leçon de cinémaSelf - Guest

2016Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondSelf

2015Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'Self

2013Excalibur: Behind the MovieSelf

2012DreamersSelf

2012Me and Me DadSelf

2010Sodankylä ForeverSelf

2009No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosSelf

2006A Sense of Carol ReedSelf

2006Filmmakers in ActionSelf

2006The Making of Ryan's DaughterSelf

2004Leçon de CinémaSelf

1999The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'Self

1998Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John BoormanSelf

1995Ennio MorriconeSelf

1991I Dreamt I Woke UpSelf

1990The Return of the Green ManSelf

1987Just a Song and Dance

1987Hope and GloryNarrator (voice)

1981The Making of Excalibur: Myth into MovieSelf

1978Long ShotThe Director

1974Spécial cinémaSelf

1974ZardozFarming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)

1972The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance'Self

1971Film '72Self

1967The RockSelf (uncredited)

1963In View: Six Days to SaturdayNarrator