caption years_active birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title occupation
boorman september 2006 at the san sebastián international film festival , 1962 & ndash ; present shepperton , middlesex , england 18 january 1933 christel kruse , isabella weibrecht johnboorman 20050924.jpg john boorman
 filmmaker
john boorman

john boorman -lrb- ; born 18 january 1933 -rrb- is an english filmmaker who is a longtime resident of ireland and is best known for his feature films such as `` point blank '' , `` hell in the pacific '' , `` deliverance '' , `` zardoz '' , `` excalibur '' , `` the emerald forest '' , `` hope and glory '' , `` the general '' , `` the tailor of panama '' , and `` queen and country '' .
he has directed a total of 22 films and has received five academy award nominations .
