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John Mackenzie
Born
16 August 1932
Died
8 June 2011
Place
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Directing

John Mackenzie

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.

As director

Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years

Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years

2007 · Director
Quicksand

Quicksand

2003 · Director
When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls

2000 · Director
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within

1998 · Director
Deadly Voyage

Deadly Voyage

1996 · Director
The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

1995 · Director
Voyage

Voyage

1993 · Director
Ruby

Ruby

1992 · Director
The Last of the Finest

The Last of the Finest

1990 · Director
The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

1987 · Director
Act of Vengeance

Act of Vengeance

1986 · Director
A Sense of Freedom

A Sense of Freedom

1985 · Director
The Innocent

The Innocent

1985 · Director
The Honorary Consul

The Honorary Consul

1983 · Director

Paul McCartney - Take It Away

1982 · Director

Say No to Strangers

1981 · Director
The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday

1980 · Director
Just a Boys' Game

Just a Boys' Game

1979 · Director
Red Shift

Red Shift

1978 · Director
Talkin' Blues

Talkin' Blues

1977 · Director
The Elephants' Graveyard

The Elephants' Graveyard

1976 · Director
Double Dare

Double Dare

1976 · Director
Just Another Saturday

Just Another Saturday

1975 · Director
A Passage to England

A Passage to England

1975 · Director
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974 · Director
Taking Leave

Taking Leave

1974 · Director
Shut Down

Shut Down

1973 · Director

The Black Dog

1973 · Director
Made

Made

1972 · Director
Unman, Wittering and Zigo

Unman, Wittering and Zigo

1971 · Director

As actor

Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday

Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday

2006 · Himself