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Birth Name: John Boorman
Age: 93, born 18 January 1933
Country of origin: 
United Kingdom
Currently Residing In: United Kingdom
Height: 5' 8"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Christel Kruse
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The Idiot's Guide To Famous (Classic) Filmmakers
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How the mighty have fallen
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Festival de Cannes - The Jury
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Published 15 years, 1 month ago
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Midnight Sun Film Festival's Main Guests
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John Boorman attended Catholic school (Salesian Order) although his family was not, in fact, Roman Catholic. His first job was for a drycleaner. Later he worked as a critic for a women's journal and for a radio station until he entered the television business, working for the BBC in Bristol. There he started as assistant but worked later as director on documentaries, such as "The Newcomers" (1964). His friendship with Lee Marvin allowed him to work in Hollywood (e.g. Point Blank (1967) and Hell in the Pacific (1968)) from where he returned to the UK (e.g. Leo the Last (1970), Zardoz (1974) or _Exorcist II: The Heretic
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1. Deliverance (1972)
| Rating: | 786 Watched |
2. Excalibur (1981)
| Rating: | 606 Watched |
3. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
| Rating: | 340 Watched |
4. Zardoz (1974)
| Rating: | 233 Watched |
5. Point Blank (1967)
| Rating: | 228 Watched |
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1. Deliverance (1972)
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2. Excalibur (1981)
| Rating: | 606 Watched |
3. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
| Rating: | 340 Watched |
4. Zardoz (1974)
| Rating: | 233 Watched |
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1. Zardoz (1974)
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3. Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)
| Rating: | 13 Watched |
4. Filmmakers in Action (2005)
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1. Long Way Round (2004)
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2. Cannes Film Festival (1952)
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4. Cinema 3 (1984)
| Rating: | 39 Watched |
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1. Timeshift (2002)
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100 Greatest Filmmakers of All Time (100 person items)"British Major Works: Hope and Glory (1987) Point Blank (1967) Excalibur (1981) • Director, Writer, Producer. •"
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Oscars 1988 Winners (My Version) (22 movies items)"Best Original Screenplay! Winner: John Boorman, Hope and Glory! Nominees: Louis Malle - Au revoir les enfants James L. Brooks - Broadcast News John Patrick Shanley - Moonstruck Woody Allen - Radio Days"
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