John Mackenzie
Directing
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.
Filmography 52
Movies (35)
Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years2007Directing
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday2006Himself
Quicksand2003Directing
When the Sky Falls2000Directing
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within1998Directing
Deadly Voyage1996Directing
The Infiltrator1995Directing
Voyage1993Directing
Ruby1992Directing
The Last of the Finest1990Directing
The Fourth Protocol1987Directing
Act of Vengeance1986Directing
A Sense of Freedom1985Directing
The Innocent1985Directing
The Honorary Consul1983Directing- Paul McCartney - Take It Away1982Directing
- Say No to Strangers1981Directing
The Long Good Friday1980Directing
Just a Boys' Game1979Directing
Red Shift1978Directing
Talkin' Blues1977Directing
The Elephants' Graveyard1976Directing
Double Dare1976Directing
A Passage to England1975Directing
Just Another Saturday1975Directing
Taking Leave1974Directing
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil1974Directing
Shut Down1973Directing- The Black Dog1973Directing
Made1972Directing
Shows (17)
British Film Forever2007
Looking After Jo Jo1998Directing- Speaking our Language1993Directing
The Late Show1988
Screen Two1985Directing
The Racing Game1979Directing- The Wild West Show1975Directing
Centre Play1973Directing
Country Matters1972Directing
Play for Today1970Directing
Softly Softly: Task Force1969Directing- W. Somerset Maugham1969Directing
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969Directing- The Jazz Age1968Directing
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965Directing- The Newcomers1965Directing
The Wednesday Play1964Directing