John Boorman

John Boorman

1933-01-18 Shepperton, Middlesex, England, UK 53 Credits

Biography

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

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A Look Through His Lens

A Look Through His Lens

2024

as Self

Acting

Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and Glory...

The Sean Connery Paradox

The Sean Connery Paradox

2022

as Self

7.1
Acting

Having become a world star thanks to James Bond, Sean Connery, who died in 2020, has never stopped trying to shed the image of a sexy and slightly bru...

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

2019

as Self

6.6
Acting

Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953 and joi...

The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

2019

Writer

7.1
Writing

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 1...

John Boorman : Leçon de cinéma

John Boorman : Leçon de cinéma

2017

as Self - Guest

Acting
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

2016

as Self

6.9
Acting

A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with t...

Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'

Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'

2015

as Self

Acting

Discussion about Carol Reed's 1947 film "Odd Man Out."

Queen & Country

Queen & Country

2014

Director, Writer, Producer

6.0
Directing Writing Producing

In this sequel to Hope and Glory (1987), Bill Rohan has grown up and is drafted into the army, where he and his eccentric best mate, Percy, battle the...

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

2013

as Self

Acting

This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excalibur. Self-described as the toughest film he ever ...

Dreamers

Dreamers

2012

as Self

6.0
Acting

Dreamers is a film directed by Noelle Deschamps in 2012. Creation was always imagined as a mysterious process. Following these filmmakers, brings to l...

Me and Me Dad

Me and Me Dad

2012

as Self

Acting

An intimate portrait about the iconic filmmaker John Boorman directed by his daughter Katrine. The story is told through the relationship of father an...

Sodankylä Forever

Sodankylä Forever

2010

as Self

Acting

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets. Founded by ...

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

2009

as Self

5.9
Acting

The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot ...

A Sense of Carol Reed

2006

as Self

Acting

The film director, Carol Reed, is the subject of this documentary short. The illegitimate son of the famous stage actor, 'Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree' ,...

The Tiger's Tail

The Tiger's Tail

2006

Producer, Director, Writer

5.8
Producing Directing Writing

After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.

Filmmakers in Action

Filmmakers in Action

2006

as Self

6.8
Acting

What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in...

What If?

2006

8.0
Acting

Two struggling stuntmen decide to write their own script.

The Making of Ryan's Daughter

The Making of Ryan's Daughter

2006

as Self

Acting

Feature-lenght documentary, divided in three episodes (Storm rising, Storm chaser and Eye of the storm), describing the making of Ryan's Daughter as w...

In My Country

In My Country

2004

Director, Producer

6.1
Directing Producing

An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings.

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

2001

Screenplay, Producer, Director

6.0
Writing Producing Directing

A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a ne...

The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'

The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'

1999

as Self

7.7
Acting

A documentary chronicling the making of Kubrick's final film, 'Eyes Wide Shut', and his legacy.

The General

The General

1998

Director, Producer, Writer

6.7
Directing Producing Writing

The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwant...

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

1998

as Self

Acting

John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they ...

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

1998

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

John Boorman met Lee Marvin in London when the latter was making The Dirty Dozen and immediately they struck up a friendship. Shortly afterwards they ...

Angela Mooney Dies Again

Angela Mooney Dies Again

1997

Executive Producer

1.0
Producing

Americans want to take over the Irish creamery Angela Mooney's husband built up. Everybody in town is delighted, with the exception of Mrs Mooney, who...

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

1995

Director

6.3
Directing

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under condition...

Beyond Rangoon

Beyond Rangoon

1995

Producer, Director

6.6
Producing Directing

Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s. Bowman initially left S...

Two Nudes Bathing

Two Nudes Bathing

1995

Director, Writer, Producer

2.0
Directing Writing Producing

Originally produced for the Showtime anthology series Picture Windows and screened at the Cannes Film Festival, this whimsical British short speculate...

Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

1995

as Self

6.7
Acting

From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contributions to director Roland Joffé's acclaimed 1986...

I Dreamt I Woke Up

I Dreamt I Woke Up

1991

as Self

6.0
Acting

Film about the influences in director John Boorman's life and work, including family and neighbors and the landscape of the Wicklow mountains surround...

I Dreamt I Woke Up

I Dreamt I Woke Up

1991

Writer, Director

6.0
Writing Directing

Film about the influences in director John Boorman's life and work, including family and neighbors and the landscape of the Wicklow mountains surround...

The Return of the Green Man

The Return of the Green Man

1990

as Self

Acting

Since ancient times, the Green Man has been one of the most mysterious and menacing of mythical characters. He also has a familiar face as Robin Hood ...

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

1990

Director, Writer, Producer

6.1
Directing Writing Producing

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

Just a Song and Dance

1987

Acting

Documentary about television company ATV and its founder Lew Grade.

Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

1987

as Narrator (voice)

6.9
Acting

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

Hope and Glory

Hope and Glory

1987

Director, Writer

6.9
Directing Writing

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

The Emerald Forest

The Emerald Forest

1985

Producer, Director

6.6
Producing Directing

For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously...

Dream One

Dream One

1984

Producer

3.3
Producing

Based on Winsor McCay's comic strip, a little boy embarks on a dream-like adventure. Also known as Dream One.

Angel

Angel

1982

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedi...

Excalibur

Excalibur

1981

Director, Screenplay, Producer

7.0
Directing Writing Producing

A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his K...

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1980

Executive Producer

5.6
Producing

John Connor is a soon-to-retire hitman that agrees to take on one last job. After years plying his deadly trade, he has finally had enough. Seeking to...

Long Shot

Long Shot

1978

as The Director

Acting

Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘...

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

Producer, Director

4.5
Producing Directing

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and kn...

Zardoz

Zardoz

1974

as Farming Brutal Shot by Zed (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

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.

Zardoz

Zardoz

1974

Producer, Writer, Director

5.9
Producing Writing Directing

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

1972

Director, Producer

7.3
Directing Producing

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...

Leo the Last

Leo the Last

1970

Director, Writer

5.4
Directing Writing

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...

Hell in the Pacific

Hell in the Pacific

1968

Director

6.9
Directing

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 ...

Point Blank

Point Blank

1967

Director

7.0
Directing

After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money ...

The Rock

The Rock

1967

as Self (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

A promotional two-part short for John Boorman's "Point Blank" shot on and around Alcatraz. Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and former inmate Joe Giles sh...

Catch Us If You Can

Catch Us If You Can

1965

Director

5.2
Directing

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...

Six Days to Saturday

Six Days to Saturday

1963

Director, Writer, Producer

Directing Writing Producing

The story of one week in the lives of a professional football team - Swindon Town F.C.

The Honey Wars

The Honey Wars

N/A

Original Story, Producer

Writing Producing

Follows Hope, a young girl with a secret ability to see the invisible threads that connect the magical world to our own. Recently uprooted by the loss...