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John Mackenzie

John Mackenzie

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August 16, 1932 — June 8, 2011Edinburgh, 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.

Known for

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Paul McCartney: The McCartney Yearsmovie

Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years

2007

Director

Quicksandmovie

Quicksand

2003

Director

When the Sky Fallsmovie

When the Sky Falls

2000

Director

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Withinmovie

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

1998

Director

Looking After Jo Jotv

Looking After Jo Jo

1998

Director

Deadly Voyagemovie

Deadly Voyage

1996

Director

The Infiltratormovie

The Infiltrator

1995

Director

Voyagemovie

Voyage

1993

Director

Speaking our Language
tv

Speaking our Language

1993

Director

Rubymovie

Ruby

1992

Director

The Last of the Finestmovie

The Last of the Finest

1990

Director

The Fourth Protocolmovie

The Fourth Protocol

1987

Director

Act of Vengeancemovie

Act of Vengeance

1986

Director

A Sense of Freedommovie

A Sense of Freedom

1985

Director

The Innocentmovie

The Innocent

1985

Director

Screen Twotv

Screen Two

1985

Director

The Honorary Consulmovie

The Honorary Consul

1983

Director

Paul McCartney - Take It Away
movie

Paul McCartney - Take It Away

1982

Director

Say No to Strangers
movie

Say No to Strangers

1981

Director

The Long Good Fridaymovie

The Long Good Friday

1980

Director

The Racing Gametv

The Racing Game

1979

Director

Just a Boys' Gamemovie

Just a Boys' Game

1979

Director

Red Shiftmovie

Red Shift

1978

Director

Talkin' Bluesmovie

Talkin' Blues

1977

Director

The Elephants' Graveyardmovie

The Elephants' Graveyard

1976

Director

Double Daremovie

Double Dare

1976

Director

A Passage to Englandmovie

A Passage to England

1975

Director

The Wild West Show
tv

The Wild West Show

1975

Director

Just Another Saturdaymovie

Just Another Saturday

1975

Director

Taking Leavemovie

Taking Leave

1974

Director

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oilmovie

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974

Director

Shut Downmovie

Shut Down

1973

Director

Centre Playtv

Centre Play

1973

Director

The Black Dog
movie

The Black Dog

1973

Director

Mademovie

Made

1972

Director

Country Matterstv

Country Matters

1972

Director

Unman, Wittering and Zigomovie

Unman, Wittering and Zigo

1971

Director

One Brief Summermovie

One Brief Summer

1971

Director

Play for Todaytv

Play for Today

1970

Director

Softly Softly: Task Forcetv

Softly Softly: Task Force

1969

Director

There Is Also Tomorrowmovie

There Is Also Tomorrow

1969

Director

W. Somerset Maugham
tv

W. Somerset Maugham

1969

Director

ITV Saturday Night Theatretv

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969

Director

The Jazz Age
tv

The Jazz Age

1968

Director

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After Itmovie

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

1968

Director

The Voices in the Park
movie

The Voices in the Park

1967

Director

Thirty-Minute Theatretv

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Director

The Newcomers
tv

The Newcomers

1965

Director

The Wednesday Playtv

The Wednesday Play

1964

Director

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The Wednesday Playtv

The Wednesday Play

1964

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