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John Boorman
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British film director, producer and screenwriter
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Sir John Boorman is a British screenwriter, film producer, and director who began his work period in 1962. Born in Shepperton, Middlesex, England, he holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks both German and English. His professional roles include television directing and work in the film department of directing.
Boorman has received several accolades, including the London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year, the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director. He also won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay. Additionally, he has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director, an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, an Academy Award for Best Picture, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He is the father of Charley Boorman and Katrine Boorman.
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Film & TV
Shepperton, Middlesex, England, UK
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 Forest, Hope and Glory, The General and The Tailor of Panama. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Boorman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
- Boorman and the Devil — Self2025
- A Look Through His Lens — Self2024
- Point Blank the Documentary — Self2024
- The Sean Connery Paradox — Self2022
- What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael — Self2019
- John Boorman : Leçon de cinéma — Self - Guest2017
- Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond — Self2016
- Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out' — Self2015
- Excalibur: Behind the Movie — Self2013
- Me and Me Dad — Self2012
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1933-01-18 ) 18 January 1933 (age 93) , Shepperton , Middlesex , England
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer
- Years active
- 1962–present
- Spouses
- Christel Kruse ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 – 1990 ) Isabella Weibrecht ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 , divorced )
- Children
- 7 (1 deceased), including Charley Boorman and Katrine Boorman
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Shepperton
- Child
- Katrine Boorman
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Image
- John Boorman Cannes 2014.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1933-01-18
- Commons category
- John Boorman
- nominated for
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
- related category
- Category:Films directed by John Boorman
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- name in native language
- John Boorman
- honorific prefix
- Sir
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir John Boorman CBE (/ˈbʊərmən/; born 18 January 1933) is a British filmmaker. He is best known for directing feature films such as Point Blank (1967), Hell in the Pacific (1968), Deliverance (1972), Zardoz (1974), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Excalibur (1981), The Emerald Forest (1985), Hope and Glory (1987), The General (1998), The Tailor of Panama (2001) and Queen and Country (2014).
Boorman has directed 20 films and received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director (for Deliverance, and Hope and Glory), two British Academy Film Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. He is also credited with creating the first Academy Award screeners to promote The Emerald Forest. In 2004, Boorman received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In the 2022 New Year Honours, he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for services to film. Point Blank and Deliverance have been inducted into the National Film Registry.
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