John Boorman
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
John Boorman attended Catholic school (Salesian Order) although his
family was not, in fact, Roman Catholic. His first job was for a
dry-cleaner. 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 (1977)).
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).
