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John Mackenzie
Director 1932 - 2011

John Mackenzie

Edinburgh, 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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

8 titles
Quicksand

Quicksand

John Mackenzie 2003 1h 34m 5.0

After a workaholic banker journeys to Monaco to investigate the suspicious activities of a company, he finds himself framed for murder and running for his life.

When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls

John Mackenzie 2000 1h 47m 5.0

Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton invades the Irish underworld and attempts to expose the illegitimate activities that she has found. Hampered by the system, a police consort is ineffectual at aiding her despite trying to step outside of the normal bounds.

The Last of the Finest

The Last of the Finest

John Mackenzie 1990 1h 46m

An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly becomes three when one is killed early) band together to fight the drug ring undercover.

The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

John Mackenzie 1987 1h 59m 6.7

Plan Aurora, led by Kim Philby is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear bomb, whilst MI5 agent John Preston attempts to prevent it's detonation.

The Honorary Consul

The Honorary Consul

John Mackenzie 1983 1h 44m 5.0

Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring.

The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday

John Mackenzie 1980 1h 54m 7.4

Harold, a prosperous English gangster, is about to close a lucrative new deal when bombs start showing up in very inconvenient places. A mysterious syndicate is trying to muscle in on his action, and Harold wants to know who they are. He finds out soon enough, and bloody mayhem ensues.

Made

Made

John Mackenzie 1972 1h 41m 5.0

This compelling emotional drama stars Carol White as a young single mother who finds herself caught between two people – a local priest and a folk singer – each of whom wants to convert her to his own worldview.

Unman, Wittering and Zigo

Unman, Wittering and Zigo

John Mackenzie 1971 1h 42m

A new schoolteacher learns that the previous teacher was killed by his students, and he fears the same fate will befall him.

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