Alexander Mackendrick

Director

Born: September 8, 1912
Died: December 22, 1993 (age 81)
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American-born Scottish film director and screenwriter. He directed nine feature films between 1949 and 1967, before retiring from filmmaking to become an influential professor at the California Institute of the Arts. Born to Scottish immigrant parents in Boston, he was raised in Glasgow from the age of 6. He began making…

Filmography (15)

Mackendrick on Film (2004)
Self
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema (1995)
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)
Interviewee
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away (1986)
Self
The Ealing Comedies (1970)
Self
Don't Make Waves (1967)
Director
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Director
Sammy Going South (1963)
Director
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Director
The Ladykillers (1955)
Director
The 'Maggie' (1954)
Director
Mandy (1952)
Director
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Director
Whisky Galore! (1949)
Director
Contraries
Contraries (1943)
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