John Mackenzie
Directing
Born: 1932-08-16 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died: 2011-06-08
Biography
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
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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Sean Connery: Private
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
1982
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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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Just Another Saturday
1975
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A Passage to England
1975
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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
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Taking Leave
1974
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Shut Down
1973
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The Black Dog
1973
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📺 TV Shows (17)
British Film Forever
2007
Looking After Jo Jo
1998
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Speaking our Language
1993
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The Late Show
1988
Screen Two
1985
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The Racing Game
1979
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The Wild West Show
1975
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Centre Play
1973
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Country Matters
1972
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Play for Today
1970
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
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W. Somerset Maugham
1969
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Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
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The Jazz Age
1968
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The Newcomers
1965
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
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The Wednesday Play
1964
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