John Boorman Biography
John Boorman, CBE, is an English filmmaker who was born on 18 January 1933, Shepperton, Middlesex, England. He is popular for his feature films such as Point Blank, Hope and Glory, Hell in the Pacific, Deliverance, Zardoz, Exorcist II-The Heretic, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, The General, The Tailor of Panama and Queen and Country.
He has received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director, one for Deliverance, and the second for Hope and Glory. In his Career he has directed 22 films. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), awarded Boorman with the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement in 2004.
John Boorman Family | Wife | Children
Boorman was born George Boorman and Ivy (née Chapman) in Shepperton, Middlesex, England. He went to the Salesian School in Chertsey, Surrey for his education. John Boorman was initially married to Christel Kruse with whom he had four children; Charley and Daisy (twins), Katrine and Telsche. He then got married to Isabella Weibrecht with whom he had another three children; Lily Mae, Lee and Lola.
John Boorman Age
Born on 18 January 1933, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, John Boorman is 86 years old as of 2019.
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John Boorman Career
Boorman first started working in the late 1950s as a drycleaner and journalist. He then worked at Southern Television in Southampton and Dover and thereafter switched to TV documentary filmmaking. In 1962, he became head of the BBC’s Documentary Unit based in Bristol. Boorman was offered the chance to direct the film Catch Us If You Can (1965), by producer David Deutsch after drawing his attention.
Boorman then went to Hollywood hunting for the opportunity to make larger-scale films like Point Blank,1967. He gained more acceptance in the U.S. in 1972 with Deliverance which was adapted from a novel by James Dickey. It followed the tribulations of four urban men who face danger from an unexpected quarter while rafting through the Appalachian backwoods. The film starred Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty. The film resulted in several award nominations as it became Boorman’s first true box office success.
Boorman was selected as a President of the main competition jury in November 2012 at the 2012 International Film Festival of Marrakech.
Boorman published his debut novel, Crime of Passion, in 2016.
John Boorman Excalibur
John Boorman co-wrote, directed and produced American epic fantasy film of 1981, Excalibur. Excalibur retraces the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. It is based on the Arthurian romance Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory of the 15th-century. The film stars Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere, Nicol Williamson as Merlin, Nigel Terry as Arthur, Nicholas Clay as Lancelot, and Gabriel Byrne as Uther Pendragon.
John Boorman Awards | Nominations
Academy Awards
Best Picture, 1973, for Deliverance – Nominated
Best Director, 1973, for Deliverance – Nominated
Best Picture, 1988, for Hope and Glory – Nominated
Best Director, 1988, for Hope and Glory – Nominated
Best Original Screenplay, 1988, for Hope and Glory – Nominated
British Academy Film Awards
Best Film, 1988, for Hope and Glory – Nominated
Best Original Screenplay, 1988, for Hope and Glory – Nominated
BAFTA Fellowship, 2004 – Won
Golden Globe Awards
Best Director, 1973, for Deliverance – Nominated
Best Director, 1988, for Hope and Glory – Nominated
Best Screenplay, 1988, for Hope and Glory – Nominated
John Boorman Movies
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Year |
Film |
Credited as |
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Director |
Writer |
Producer |
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1965 |
Catch Us If You Can |
Yes |
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1967 |
Point Blank |
Yes |
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1968 |
Hell in the Pacific |
Yes |
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1970 |
Leo the Last |
Yes |
Yes |
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1972 |
Deliverance |
Yes |
Yes |
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1974 |
Zardoz |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1977 |
Exorcist II: The Heretic |
Yes |
Yes |
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1981 |
Excalibur |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1985 |
The Emerald Forest |
Yes |
Yes |
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1987 |
Hope and Glory |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1990 |
Where the Heart Is |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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1995 |
Beyond Rangoon |
Yes |
Yes |
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1998 |
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman |
Yes |
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1998 |
The General |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2001 |
The Tailor of Panama |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2004 |
In My Country |
Yes |
Yes |
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2006 |
The Tiger’s Tail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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2014 |
Queen and Country |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
John Boorman Books
- Adventures of a Suburban Boy
- Projections 8: Film-Makers on Film-Making (Projections)
- Zardoz
- Crime of Passion
- Projections 9: Filmmakers on Filmmaking
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