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Name: John Boorman
Date of Birth: Wednesday January 18 1933
Born: Shepperton, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
Nationality: English
Partial Biography: Renowned for pushing actors (and crews) to their very limit in order to achieve transcendent results, director John Boorman is a committed filmmaker who has refused to settle into fixed genres and remains…Full John Boorman Biography…

Chris & Don: A Love Story (2008) Played "Himself"
Tiger's Tail, The (2007) 18 (Contains one scene of sexual violence)Director, Producer, Screenplay
In My Country (2005) (for language, including descriptions of atrocities, and for a scene of violence)Director, Producer
The Tailor of Panama (2001) (for strong sexuality, language and some violence)Director, Producer, screenplay
The General (1998) (for violence and pervasive language)Director, Producer, screenplay
Leo the Last (1998) Director, Screenplay
Beyond Rangoon (1995) Director, Producer, Screenplay
Where the Heart Is (1990) (1990) Director, Writer
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Director
Zardoz (1974) Director, Producer, screenplay

Boston Society of Film Critics Award (1998) Best Director - "The General"
Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award (1998) - "The General"
National Society of Film Critics Award (1987) Best Director - "Hope and Glory"
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award (1987) Best Screenplay - "Hope and Glory"
Cannes Film Festival Artistic Contribution to the Poetics of Cinema Award (1981) - "Excalibur"