From the Archives: Film Director John Boorman.
John Boorman directed the film "The General," which is now out on video. The film is based on the life of the notorious Irish thief and gangster Martin Cahill. Cahill stole about 60 million dollars in a series of ingenioius robberies he masterminded in the 1980's. Boorman has directed many other films including Deliverance, Point Blank, Hope and Glory, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, and Beyond Rangoon. (Rebroadcast of 1/4/99)
Other segments from the episode on July 23, 1999
Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 23, 1999: Interview with Merce Cunningham; Interview with John Boorman; Review of the film "The Blair Witch Project."
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