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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
John Boorman attended Catholic school (Salesian Order) although his family... more
Trivia:
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992. more
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
Another
17 wins
&
23 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(106 articles)
Interview: The Messenger's Oren Moverman
(From ioncinema. 11 November 2009)
Halfway House: Burt Reynolds and Deliverance
(From FilmExperience. 5 October 2009, 9:00 AM, PDT)
(From ioncinema. 11 November 2009)
Halfway House: Burt Reynolds and Deliverance
(From FilmExperience. 5 October 2009, 9:00 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Producer:
- Excalibur (2012) (pre-production) (executive producer)
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2011) (pre-production) (producer)
- Memoirs of Hadrian (2010) (pre-production) (producer)
- The Tiger's Tail (2006) (producer)
- Country of My Skull (2004) (producer)
... aka In My Country (USA) - The Tailor of Panama (2001) (producer)
- The General (1998) (producer)
... aka I Once Had a Life - Angela Mooney (1996) (executive producer)
... aka Angela Mooney Dies Again (UK) - Beyond Rangoon (1995) (producer)
- Two Nudes Bathing (1995) (producer)
- "Picture Windows" (1994) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka Picture Windows: Language of the Heart (USA: alternative title) - Where the Heart Is (1990) (producer)
- Hope and Glory (1987) (producer)
- The Emerald Forest (1985) (producer)
... aka John Boorman's The Emerald Forest (Australia) - Nemo (1984) (producer)
... aka Dream One - Angel (1982/I) (executive producer)
... aka Danny Boy (Canada: English title: video title) (USA: video title) - Excalibur (1981) (producer)
- The Hard Way (1979) (TV) (executive producer)
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) (producer)
... aka The Exorcist 2 (International: English title: informal alternative title) - Zardoz (1974) (producer)
- Deliverance (1972) (producer)
- "The Newcomers" (producer) (6 episodes, 1964)
- Waiting (1964) TV episode (producer)
- All Mod. Con. Vac. Pos. (1964) TV episode (producer)
- A Celebration (1964) TV episode (producer)
- Out There in the Night (1964) TV episode (producer)
- The Good Life (1964) TV episode (producer)
(1 more) - Six Days to Saturday (1963) (producer) (uncredited)
Director:
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2011) (pre-production)
- Memoirs of Hadrian (2010) (pre-production)
- The Tiger's Tail (2006)
- Country of My Skull (2004)
... aka In My Country (USA) - The Tailor of Panama (2001)
- Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998) (TV)
- The General (1998)
... aka I Once Had a Life - Lumière et compagnie (1995)
... aka Lumière and Company (International: English title)
... aka Lumiere y compañía (Spain) - Beyond Rangoon (1995)
- Two Nudes Bathing (1995)
- "Picture Windows" (1994) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Picture Windows: Language of the Heart (USA: alternative title) - I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991)
- Where the Heart Is (1990)
- Hope and Glory (1987)
- The Emerald Forest (1985)
... aka John Boorman's The Emerald Forest (Australia) - Journey Into Light (1985) (TV)
- Excalibur (1981)
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
... aka The Exorcist 2 (International: English title: informal alternative title) - Zardoz (1974)
- Deliverance (1972)
- Leo the Last (1970)
- Hell in the Pacific (1968)
- Point Blank (1967)
- Catch Us If You Can (1965)
... aka Having a Wild Weekend (USA) - "The Newcomers" (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Six Days to Saturday (1963)
Writer:
- Memoirs of Hadrian (2010) (pre-production) (screenplay)
- The Tiger's Tail (2006) (writer)
- The Tailor of Panama (2001) (screenplay)
- The General (1998) (writer)
... aka I Once Had a Life - Two Nudes Bathing (1995) (writer)
- "Picture Windows" (1994) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Picture Windows: Language of the Heart (USA: alternative title) - I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991) (writer)
- Where the Heart Is (1990) (writer)
- Hope and Glory (1987) (written by)
- Journey Into Light (1985) (TV) (writer)
- Excalibur (1981) (screenplay)
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) (uncredited)
... aka The Exorcist 2 (International: English title: informal alternative title) - Zardoz (1974) (written by)
- Leo the Last (1970) (writer)
- Six Days to Saturday (1963) (written by)
Thanks:
- Dusty (2008) (special thanks)
- Whaledreamers (2006) (special thanks)
... aka Whaledreamers (Australia: new title)
Self:
- Looking Beyond Rangoon: Truth Has a Witness (2009) (V) .... Himself
- "Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka By Any Means with Charley Boorman (Australia)
- Ireland to Turkey (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Deliverance: Delivered (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Deliverance: Betraying the River (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Deliverance: The Journey (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Deliverance: The Beginning (2007) (V) .... Himself
- "British Film Forever" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) .... Himself
- "HARDtalk Extra" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- John Boorman (2007) TV episode .... Himself - A Sense of Carol Reed (2006) (V) .... Himself
- San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- What If (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Cineastes en acció (2005) .... Himself
... aka Cineastas en acción (Spain: Castilian title)
... aka Filmmakers in Action (USA) - The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- John Boorman (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Long Way Round" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #1.1 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Live Lunch" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 2001)
- Episode dated 20 April 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee - Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Ennio Morricone (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991) .... Himself
- The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Original Screenplay
- "Àngel Casas show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
- Episode dated 2 July 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself - Journey Into Light (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Director
- The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance' (1972) .... Himself
- The Rock (1967) (uncredited) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Editor of book series "Projections" since 1991 (faber books London)
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