John Boorman

Sir John Boorman (; born 18 January 1933) is a British filmmaker. He is best known for directing feature films such as ''Point Blank'' (1967), ''Hell in the Pacific'' (1968), ''Deliverance'' (1972), ''Zardoz'' (1974), ''Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977), ''Excalibur'' (1981), ''The Emerald Forest'' (1985), ''Hope and Glory'' (1987), ''The General'' (1998), ''The Tailor of Panama'' (2001) and ''Queen and Country'' (2014).

Boorman has directed 20 films and received five Academy Award nominations, twice for Best Director (for ''Deliverance'', and ''Hope and Glory''). He is also credited with creating the first Academy Award screeners to promote ''The Emerald Forest''. In 2004, Boorman received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In January 2022, Boorman received a knighthood. Provided by Wikipedia