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Sir John Boorman CBE (/ ˈ b ʊər m ə n /; born 18 January 1933) is a British film director, producer and screenwriter.
John Boorman. Producer: Hope and Glory. John Boorman attended Catholic school (Salesian Order) although his family was not, in fact, Roman Catholic. His first job was for a dry-cleaner.
British movie director John Boorman is one of the most distinctive stylists of his generation. His notable films include Point Blank (1967), Deliverance (1972), Excalibur (1981), Hope and Glory (1987), and The Tailor of Panama (2001). Learn more about Boorman’s life and career.
He became famous for Excalibur (1981), The Emerald Forest (1985) and his autobiographic story Hope and Glory (1987) where he tells his own experiences as a child after World War II and which brought him another Academy Award Nomination after Deliverance (1972). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Volker Boehm.
Feb 24, 2015 · With five Oscar nominations and two best director prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, John Boorman is one of the most celebrated British directors of the past half a century.
Feb 8, 2020 · John Boorman has always savoured myth and legend. Deliverance, released in 1972, ended with a hand rising from the waters like the protector of King Arthur's sword. In 1981, with Excalibur,...
Excalibur: Directed by John Boorman. With Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi. Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.