John Mackenzie

Director

Born: August 16, 1932
Died: June 8, 2011 (age 78)
From: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

John Mackenzie was a Scottish film director perhaps best known for the 1980 gangster film The Long Good Friday. Born in Edinburgh, Mackenzie worked in British film from the late 1960s, first as an assistant director to Ken Loach on productions such as Up the Junction and Cathy Come Home, before becoming an independent director himself, going on to work in both the UK and the US.

Filmography (35)

Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years (2007)
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Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday (2006)
Himself
Quicksand (2003)
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When the Sky Falls (2000)
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Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within (1998)
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Deadly Voyage (1996)
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The Infiltrator (1995)
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Voyage (1993)
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Ruby (1992)
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The Last of the Finest (1990)
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The Fourth Protocol (1987)
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Act of Vengeance (1986)
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A Sense of Freedom (1985)
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The Innocent (1985)
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The Honorary Consul (1983)
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Paul McCartney - Take It Away
Paul McCartney - Take It Away (1982)
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Say No to Strangers
Say No to Strangers (1981)
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The Long Good Friday (1980)
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Just a Boys' Game (1979)
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Red Shift (1978)
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Talkin' Blues (1977)
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The Elephants' Graveyard (1976)
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Double Dare (1976)
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A Passage to England (1975)
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Just Another Saturday (1975)
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Taking Leave (1974)
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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)
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Shut Down (1973)
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The Black Dog
The Black Dog (1973)
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Made (1972)
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