What is John Boorman?
{{Infobox person | name = John Boorman | honorific_prefix = [[Sir]] | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|CBE}} | image = JohnBoorman 2006.jpg | caption = Boorman at the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]] in September 2006 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|01|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Shepperton]], [[Surrey]], [[England]] | spouse = Christel Kruse<br>Isabella Weibrecht | occupation = Filmmaker | children = 7 | years_active = 1962–present }} '''Sir John Boorman''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|CBE}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ʊər|m|ə|n}}; born 18 January 1933) is an [[English people|English]] [[filmmaker]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/46/John-Boorman.html John Boorman Biography (1933–)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Boorman is best known for his feature movies such as ''[[Point Blank (1967 movie)|Point Blank]]'', ''[[Hell in the Pacific]]'', ''[[Leo the Last]]'', ''[[Deliverance]]'', ''[[Zardoz]]'', ''[[Excalibur (movie)|Excalibur]]'', ''[[The Emerald Forest (movie)|The Emerald Forest]]'', ''[[Hope and Glory (movie)|Hope and Glory]]'', ''[[The General (1998 movie)|The General]]'', ''[[The Tailor of Panama (movie)|The Tailor of Panama]]'', and ''[[Queen and Country (movie)|Queen and Country]]''. Boorman has directed 22 movies and received five [[Academy Award]] nominations. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|958}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boorman, John}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English movie directors]] [[Category:People from Surrey]] {{bio-stub}}