John Boorman
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 →
The Professor and the Madman
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Chester Minor.
Queen & Country
An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II joins the military to fight in the Korean War.
The Tiger's Tail
After a chance encounter, a wealthy businessman is stalked by an evil doppelganger.
The Tailor of Panama
A tailor living in Panama reluctantly becomes a spy for a British Agent.
The General
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.
Where the Heart Is
A wealthy businessman shows his young adult kids how tough life can be.
Hope and Glory
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
Excalibur
Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
Zardoz
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.
Leo the Last
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.