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John Mackenzie

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John Mackenzie

Born
Died
(aged 78)
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Credits
54 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 3

YearTitleRole
2007 British Film Forever TV (1 ep)
2006 Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday Film Himself
1988 The Late Show TV (1 ep)

Crew credits 51

YearTitleJob
TBA Apaches Film Director
2007 Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years Film Director
2003 Quicksand Film Director
2000 When the Sky Falls Film Director
1998 Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within Film Director
1998 Looking After Jo Jo TV Director (4 ep)
1996 Deadly Voyage Film Director
1995 The Infiltrator Film Director
1993 Voyage Film Director
1993 Speaking our Language TV Director, Editor (6 ep)
1993 Sean Connery: Private Film Editor
1992 Ruby Film Director
1990 The Last of the Finest Film Director
1987 The Fourth Protocol Film Director
1986 Act of Vengeance Film Director
1985 A Sense of Freedom Film Director
1985 The Innocent Film Director
1985 Screen Two TV Director (1 ep)
1983 The Honorary Consul Film Director
1982 Paul McCartney - Take It Away Film Director
1981 Say No to Strangers Film Director
1980 The Long Good Friday Film Director
1979 The Racing Game TV Director (1 ep)
1979 Just a Boys' Game Film Director
1978 Red Shift Film Director
1977 Talkin' Blues Film Director
1976 The Elephants' Graveyard Film Director
1976 Double Dare Film Director
1975 A Passage to England Film Director
1975 The Wild West Show TV Director (3 ep)
1975 Just Another Saturday Film Director
1974 Taking Leave Film Director
1974 The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil Film Director
1973 Shut Down Film Director
1973 Centre Play TV Director (1 ep)
1973 The Black Dog Film Director
1972 Made Film Director
1972 Country Matters TV Director (1 ep)
1971 Unman, Wittering and Zigo Film Director
1971 One Brief Summer Film Director
1970 Play for Today TV Director (9 ep)
1969 Softly Softly: Task Force TV Director (1 ep)
1969 There Is Also Tomorrow Film Director
1969 W. Somerset Maugham TV Director (1 ep)
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Director (1 ep)
1968 The Jazz Age TV Director (2 ep)
1968 Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It Film Director
1967 The Voices in the Park Film Director
1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre TV Director (2 ep)
1965 The Newcomers TV Director (5 ep)
1964 The Wednesday Play TV Director, Production Assistant (4 ep)
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