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John Boorman
Director 93 years old

John Boorman

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... Read full bio →

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17 titles
Queen & Country

Queen & Country

John Boorman 2014 1h 54m 5.5

An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II joins the military to fight in the Korean War.

The Tiger's Tail

The Tiger's Tail

John Boorman 2006 1h 47m 5.0

After a chance encounter, a wealthy businessman is stalked by an evil doppelganger.

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

John Boorman 2001 1h 49m 6.0

A tailor living in Panama reluctantly becomes a spy for a British Agent.

The General

The General

John Boorman 1998 2h 4m 9.0

In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.

Lumière et compagnie

Lumière et compagnie

Liv Ullmann, David Lynch 1995 1h 28m 6.0

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.

Beyond Rangoon

Beyond Rangoon

John Boorman 1995 1h 40m 7.0

An American tourist finds herself in the middle of a political uprising in Burma.

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

John Boorman 1990 1h 47m 7.0

A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.

Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

John Boorman 1987 1h 53m 9.0

A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.

The Emerald Forest

The Emerald Forest

John Boorman 1985 1h 54m 7.8

For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when Bill's adventure truly begins.

Excalibur

Excalibur

John Boorman 1981 2h 21m 7.4

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

John Boorman 1977 1h 58m 4.7

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator (Richard Burton) and a hypnotic research specialist (Louise Fletcher) free her from its grasp?

Zardoz

Zardoz

John Boorman 1974 1h 46m 6.6

In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.

Deliverance

Deliverance

John Boorman 1972 1h 49m 8.1

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

Leo the Last

Leo the Last

John Boorman 1970 1h 44m

Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental Europe and jaded with the frenetic search for kicks with the European jet-set, returns to his father's London town house for rest.

Hell in the Pacific

Hell in the Pacific

John Boorman 1968 1h 43m 7.7

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.

Point Blank

Point Blank

John Boorman 1967 1h 32m 8.4

Walker (Lee Marvin) works together with his friend, Mal Reese (John Vernon), to steal a large amount of cash from a courier transporting funds for a major gambling operation, with the deserted Alcatraz island as a drop point.

Catch Us If You Can

Catch Us If You Can

John Boorman 1965 1h 27m 5.0

Dinah is a famous model and actress who is getting tired of life in the limelight and wants to take a break. While shooting a commercial spot for meat, she meets Steve, a stuntman. Dinah and Steve hit it off and decide to head to an island to get away from it all, bringing along four of Steve's friends.

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