John Mackenzie
- Born
- August 16, 1932
- Died
- June 8, 2011 (78 years old)
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
- 2007Paul McCartney: The McCartney YearsFilm · Director
- 2003QuicksandFilm · Director★ 5.0
- 2000When the Sky FallsFilm · Director
- 1998Aldrich Ames: Traitor WithinFilm · Director
- 1998Looking After Jo JoSeries · Director
- 1996Deadly VoyageFilm · Director
- 1995The InfiltratorFilm · Director
- 1993VoyageFilm · Director★ 5.3
- 1993Speaking our LanguageSpeaking our LanguageSeries · Director, Editor
- 1993Sean Connery: PrivateFilm · Editor
- 1992RubyFilm · Director★ 5.5
- 1990The Last of the FinestFilm · Director★ 5.9
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolFilm · Director★ 6.3
- 1986Act of VengeanceFilm · Director★ 5.6
- 1985A Sense of FreedomFilm · Director★ 6.5
- 1985The InnocentFilm · Director
- 1985Screen TwoSeries · Director
- 1983The Honorary ConsulFilm · Director★ 5.8
- 1982Paul McCartney - Take It AwayPaul McCartney - Take It AwayFilm · Director
- 1981Say No to StrangersSay No to StrangersFilm · Director
- 1980The Long Good FridayFilm · Director★ 7.2
- 1979The Racing GameSeries · Director
- 1979Just a Boys' GameFilm · Director
- 1978Red ShiftFilm · Director
- 1977Talkin' BluesFilm · Director
- 1977ApachesFilm · Director
- 1976The Elephants' GraveyardFilm · Director
- 1976Double DareFilm · Director
- 1975A Passage to EnglandFilm · Director
- 1975The Wild West ShowThe Wild West ShowSeries · Director
- 1975Just Another SaturdayFilm · Director
- 1974Taking LeaveFilm · Director
- 1974The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black OilFilm · Director
- 1973Shut DownFilm · Director
- 1973Centre PlaySeries · Director
- 1973The Black DogThe Black DogFilm · Director
- 1972MadeFilm · Director
- 1972Country MattersSeries · Director
- 1971Unman, Wittering and ZigoFilm · Director★ 6.8
- 1971One Brief SummerFilm · Director
- 1970Play for TodaySeries · Director
- 1969Softly Softly: Task ForceSeries · Director
- 1969There Is Also TomorrowFilm · Director
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamW. Somerset MaughamSeries · Director
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries · Director
- 1968The Jazz AgeThe Jazz AgeSeries · Director
- 1968Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After ItFilm · Director
- 1967The Voices in the ParkThe Voices in the ParkFilm · Director
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries · Director
- 1965The NewcomersThe NewcomersSeries · Director
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries · Director, Production Assistant
