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Hope and Glory (1987) -- A semi autobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War 2.
Excalibur (1981) -- A spirited accounting of one of the most obscure periods of the world's history. This reprisal is magical in its execution and gives its audience something to watch.
The Tailor of Panama (2001) -- A tailor living in Panama reluctantly becomes a spy for a British agent.
The General (1998) -- Open-ended Trailer from Sony Pictures Classics
The Emerald Forest (1985) -- Open-ended Trailer from 20th Century Fox

Overview

Date of Birth:
18 January 1933, London, England, UK more
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
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Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 23 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(102 articles)
Halfway House: Burt Reynolds and Deliverance
 (From FilmExperience. 5 October 2009, 9:00 AM, PDT)
Soderbergh Talks About His Action/Spy Film Knockout, Compares It to Point Blank
 (From Slash Film. 30 September 2009, 9:12 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Excalibur (pre-production) (2012) (executive producer) 2012 - -
- 2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (pre-production) (2011) (producer) 2011 - -
- 3. Memoirs of Hadrian (pre-production) (2010) (producer) 2010 - -
- 4. The Tiger's Tail (2006) (producer) 2006 - 5.9 (528)
- 5. Country of My Skull (2004)   (producer) 2004 - 6.0 (1,362)
AKAs:
  • In My Country (USA)
- 6. The Tailor of Panama (2001) (producer) 2001 - 6.0 (12,881)
- 7. The General (1998)   (producer) 1998 $4.31M 7.2 (3,413)
AKAs:
  • I Once Had a Life
- 8. Angela Mooney (1996)   (executive producer) 1996 - 5.1 (37)
AKAs:
  • Angela Mooney Dies Again (UK)
- 9. Beyond Rangoon (1995) (producer) 1995 $14.7M 6.4 (2,587)
- 10. Two Nudes Bathing (1995) (producer) 1995 - 7.4 (52)
- 11. "Picture Windows" (1994)   producer (unknown episodes) 1994 - 7.1 (18)
AKAs:
  • Picture Windows: Language of the Heart (USA: alternative title)
- 12. Where the Heart Is (1990) (producer) 1990 - 5.9 (811)
- 13. Hope and Glory (1987) (producer) 1987 - 7.4 (4,557)
- 14. The Emerald Forest (1985)   (producer) 1985 - 6.8 (3,498)
AKAs:
  • John Boorman's The Emerald Forest (Australia)
- 15. Nemo (1984)   (producer) 1984 - 4.9 (110)
AKAs:
  • Dream One
- 16. Angel (1982/I)   (executive producer) 1982 - 6.4 (291)
AKAs:
  • Danny Boy (Canada: English title: video title) (USA: video title)
- 17. Excalibur (1981) (producer) 1981 - 7.4 (22,677)
- 18. The Hard Way (1979) (TV) (executive producer) 1979 - 4.8 (94)
- 19. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)   (producer) 1977 - 3.5 (7,214)
AKAs:
  • The Exorcist 2 (International: English title: informal alternative title)
- 20. Zardoz (1974) (producer) 1974 - 5.6 (6,813)
- 21. Deliverance (1972) (producer) 1972 - 7.9 (33,331)
- 22. "The Newcomers" (1964)   producer (6 episodes, 1964) 1964 - -
- 23. Six Days to Saturday (1963) (producer) (uncredited) 1963 - -
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (pre-production) (2011) 2011 - -
- 2. Memoirs of Hadrian (pre-production) (2010) 2010 - -
- 3. The Tiger's Tail (2006) 2006 - 5.9 (528)
- 4. Country of My Skull (2004)   2004 - 6.0 (1,362)
AKAs:
  • In My Country (USA)
- 5. The Tailor of Panama (2001) 2001 - 6.0 (12,881)
- 6. Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998) (TV) 1998 - 7.2 (30)
- 7. The General (1998)   1998 $4.31M 7.2 (3,413)
AKAs:
  • I Once Had a Life
- 8. Lumière et compagnie (1995)   1995 - 7.0 (1,476)
AKAs:
  • Lumière and Company (International: English title)
  • Lumiere y compañía (Spain)
- 9. Beyond Rangoon (1995) 1995 $14.7M 6.4 (2,587)
- 10. Two Nudes Bathing (1995) 1995 - 7.4 (52)
- 11. "Picture Windows" (1994)   (unknown episodes) 1994 - 7.1 (18)
AKAs:
  • Picture Windows: Language of the Heart (USA: alternative title)
- 12. I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991) 1991 - 6.7 (25)
- 13. Where the Heart Is (1990) 1990 - 5.9 (811)
- 14. Hope and Glory (1987) 1987 - 7.4 (4,557)
- 15. The Emerald Forest (1985)   1985 - 6.8 (3,498)
AKAs:
  • John Boorman's The Emerald Forest (Australia)
- 16. Journey Into Light (1985) (TV) 1985 - -
- 17. Excalibur (1981) 1981 - 7.4 (22,677)
- 18. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)   1977 - 3.5 (7,214)
AKAs:
  • The Exorcist 2 (International: English title: informal alternative title)
- 19. Zardoz (1974) 1974 - 5.6 (6,813)
- 20. Deliverance (1972) 1972 - 7.9 (33,331)
- 21. Leo the Last (1970) 1970 - 6.3 (185)
- 22. Hell in the Pacific (1968) 1968 - 7.4 (2,731)
- 23. Point Blank (1967) 1967 - 7.4 (5,376)
- 24. Catch Us If You Can (1965)   1965 - 6.4 (171)
AKAs:
  • Having a Wild Weekend (USA)
- 25. "The Newcomers" (1964) (unknown episodes) 1964 - -
- 26. Six Days to Saturday (1963) 1963 - -
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Memoirs of Hadrian (pre-production) (2010) (screenplay) 2010 - -
- 2. The Tiger's Tail (2006) (writer) 2006 - 5.9 (528)
- 3. The Tailor of Panama (2001) (screenplay) 2001 - 6.0 (12,881)
- 4. The General (1998)   (writer) 1998 $4.31M 7.2 (3,413)
AKAs:
  • I Once Had a Life
- 5. Two Nudes Bathing (1995) (writer) 1995 - 7.4 (52)
- 6. "Picture Windows" (1994)   (unknown episodes) 1994 - 7.1 (18)
AKAs:
  • Picture Windows: Language of the Heart (USA: alternative title)
- 7. I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991) (writer) 1991 - 6.7 (25)
- 8. Where the Heart Is (1990) (writer) 1990 - 5.9 (811)
- 9. Hope and Glory (1987) (written by) 1987 - 7.4 (4,557)
- 10. Journey Into Light (1985) (TV) (writer) 1985 - -
- 11. Excalibur (1981) (screenplay) 1981 - 7.4 (22,677)
- 12. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)   (uncredited) 1977 - 3.5 (7,214)
AKAs:
  • The Exorcist 2 (International: English title: informal alternative title)
- 13. Zardoz (1974) (written by) 1974 - 5.6 (6,813)
- 14. Leo the Last (1970) (writer) 1970 - 6.3 (185)
- 15. Six Days to Saturday (1963) (written by) 1963 - -
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Long Shot (1978) The Director 1978 - 5.0 (23)
- 2. Zardoz (1974) (uncredited) Farming Brutal Shot by Zed/Zardoz Mask & Head Model 1974 - 5.6 (6,813)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Dusty (2008) (special thanks) 2008 - -
- 2. Whaledreamers (2006)   (special thanks) 2006 - 6.6 (29)
AKAs:
  • Whaledreamers (Australia: new title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Looking Beyond Rangoon: Truth Has a Witness (2009) (V) Himself 2009 - -
- 2. "Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means" (2008)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 7.7 (104)
AKAs:
  • By Any Means with Charley Boorman (Australia)
- 3. Deliverance: Betraying the River (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 6.8 (7)
- 4. Deliverance: Delivered (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 6.8 (7)
- 5. Deliverance: The Beginning (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 6.6 (7)
- 6. Deliverance: The Journey (2007) (V) Himself 2007 - 6.4 (7)
- 7. "British Film Forever" (2007)   Himself (2 episodes, 2007) 2007 - 6.7 (26)
- 8. Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) Himself 2007 - 8.1 (239)
- 9. "HARDtalk Extra" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - -
1 TV episode:
- 10. A Sense of Carol Reed (2006) (V) Himself 2006 - 7.0 (9)
- 11. San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 4.8 (22)
- 12. What If (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 7.5 (10)
- 13. Cineastes en acció (2005)   Himself 2005 - 7.7 (39)
AKAs:
  • Cineastas en acción (Spain: Castilian title)
  • Filmmakers in Action (USA)
- 14. The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - 6.0 (76)
- 15. "The South Bank Show" (1978)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 6.7 (32)
- 16. "Long Way Round" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 9.2 (3,132)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "Live Lunch" (2001)   Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - -
1 TV episode:
- 18. Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998) (TV) Himself - Presenter 1998 - 7.2 (30)
- 19. Ennio Morricone (1995) (TV) Himself 1995 - 7.0 (41)
- 20. I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991) Himself 1991 - 6.7 (25)
- 21. The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) (TV) Himself - Nominee: Best Picture, Best Director & Best Original Screenplay 1988 - 5.1 (137)
- 22. "Àngel Casas show" (1984)   Himself (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - -
1 TV episode:
- 23. Journey Into Light (1985) (TV) Himself 1985 - -
- 24. The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) Himself - Nominee: Best Director 1973 - 5.0 (60)
- 25. The Dangerous World of 'Deliverance' (1972) Himself 1972 - 6.1 (23)
- 26. The Rock (1967) (uncredited) Himself 1967 - 6.0 (19)
Archive Footage
- 1. The Perfect Fit (2001) (V) Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Editor of book series "Projections" since 1991 (faber books London) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 2 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 1 Article more
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Documentary | Drama | Short | Comedy more
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