John Boorman


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John Boorman attended Catholic school (Salesian Order) although his family was not, in fact, Roman Catholic. His first job was for a dry-cleaner. Later, he worked as a critic for a women's journal and for a radio station until he entered the television business, working for the BBC in Bristol. There, he started as assistant but worked later as ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 24 wins & 34 nominations. See more awards »

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Hope and Glory Producer
(1987)
Syvä joki Producer
(1972)
(1998)

Filmography

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 2014 Queen & Country (producer)
 2006 The Tiger's Tail (producer)
 2004 Country of My Skull (producer)
 2001 Panaman räätäli (producer)
 1998 Alamaailman kenraali (producer)
 1996 Angela Mooney (executive producer)
 1995 Picture Windows (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Two Nudes Bathing (1995) ... (producer)
 1995 Two Nudes Bathing (Short) (producer)
 1995 Nainen Burmassa (producer)
 1991 I Dreamt I Woke Up (Short) (producer)
 1990 Sydämen koti (producer)
 1987 Hope and Glory (producer)
 1985 Smaragdimetsä (producer)
 1984/I Nemo (producer)
 1982 Angel (executive producer)
 1981 Excalibur: sankarin miekka (producer)
 1980 Ei armoa (TV Movie) (executive producer)
 1977 Manaaja II: Luopio (producer)
 1974 Zardoz (producer)
 1973 Ten Years On (TV Series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
- Deadly Serious Smith (1973) ... (producer - 1964)
 1972 Syvä joki (producer)
 1966 The Great Director (TV Movie documentary) (producer)
 1966 Sunday Night (TV Series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
 1965 Grass Roots (TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
- Day in the Dukeries (1965) ... (executive producer)
- Haven Under The Hill (1965) ... (executive producer)
- River of Power (1965) ... (executive producer)
- A Power in the Land (1965) ... (executive producer)
- Border Country (1965) ... (executive producer)
 1964 The Newcomers (TV Mini Series documentary) (producer - 6 episodes)
- Waiting (1964) ... (producer)
- All Mod. Con. Vac. Pos. (1964) ... (producer)
- A Celebration (1964) ... (producer)
- Out There in the Night (1964) ... (producer)
- The Good Life (1964) ... (producer)
 1963 Citizen 63 (TV Series documentary) (producer - 5 episodes)
- Frank George (1963) ... (producer)
- Tich Aldridge (1963) ... (producer)
- Marion Knight (1963) ... (producer)
- Richard Callicott (1963) ... (producer)
- Barry Langford (1963) ... (producer)
  In View (TV Series documentary) (executive producer - 29 episodes, 1962) (producer - 2 episodes, 1962)
- The Christmas Machine (1962) ... (executive producer)
- Angles and Degrees (1962) ... (executive producer)
- Episode #1.11 (1962) ... (executive producer)
- The Mathematics of the Mole (1962) ... (executive producer)
- The Big Stride (1962) ... (executive producer)
 1962 The Concrete Vision (TV Movie) (producer)
 1959-1961 Southern Affairs (TV Series) (producer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #3.1 (1961) ... (producer)
- Episode #2.1 (1959) ... (producer)
 1961 Day by Day (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1 (1961) ... (producer)
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Other Works:

Memoir: "Conclusions", London, Faber & Faber. ISBN 0571353819, 9780571353811 See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 4 Interviews | 2 Articles | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse:

Isabella Weibrecht  (3 children) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

[1987 comment on Sean Connery as James Bond] There was nothing much in Fleming's [Ian Fleming] Bond -- English, public school, snobbish -- that connected with him, but he took the character by the throat and shook some sense into it. It was the disparity between the man and the role that made it so compelling. The slickness, the cleverness, the effete charm were there in the scripts, but Sean's ... See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985." Pages 141-145. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more »

Trademark:

Usually has a shot in his movies of a hand emerging from a body of water holding a weapon. See more »

Nickname:

Titch

Star Sign:

Capricorn

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