John Mackenzie
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.
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Movies (35)
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday
as Himself
2006
Quicksand
Director (Directing)
2003
When the Sky Falls
Director (Directing)
2000
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Director (Directing)
1998
Deadly Voyage
Director (Directing)
1996
The Infiltrator
Director (Directing)
1995
Voyage
Director (Directing)
1993
Ruby
Director (Directing)
1992
The Last of the Finest
Director (Directing)
1990
The Fourth Protocol
Director (Directing)
1987
Act of Vengeance
Director (Directing)
1986
A Sense of Freedom
Director (Directing)
1985
The Innocent
Director (Directing)
1985
The Honorary Consul
Director (Directing)
1983
Paul McCartney - Take It Away
Director (Directing)
1982
Say No to Strangers
Director (Directing)
1981
The Long Good Friday
Director (Directing)
1980
Just a Boys' Game
Director (Directing)
1979
Red Shift
Director (Directing)
1978
Talkin' Blues
Director (Directing)
1977
Apaches
Director (Directing)
1977
The Elephants' Graveyard
Director (Directing)
1976
Double Dare
Director (Directing)
1976
A Passage to England
Director (Directing)
1975
Just Another Saturday
Director (Directing)
1975
Taking Leave
Director (Directing)
1974
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Director (Directing)
1974
Shut Down
Director (Directing)
1973
The Black Dog
Director (Directing)
1973
Made
Director (Directing)
1972
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Director (Directing)
1971
One Brief Summer
Director (Directing)
1971
There Is Also Tomorrow
Director (Directing)
1969
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Director (Directing)
1968
The Voices in the Park
Director (Directing)
1967
