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.
Directed 40
2000s
- 2007
Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years
Director
- 2003
Quicksand
Director
- 2000
When the Sky Falls
Director
1990s
- 1998
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Director
Looking After Jo Jo
Director
- 1996
Deadly Voyage
Director
- 1995
The Infiltrator
Director
- 1993
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1987
- 1986
Act of Vengeance
Director
- 1985
A Sense of Freedom
Director
The Innocent
Director
- 1983
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Racing Game
Director
Just a Boys' Game
Director
- 1978
Red Shift
Director
- 1977
Talkin' Blues
Director
- 1976
The Elephants' Graveyard
Director
Double Dare
Director
- 1975
A Passage to England
Director
Just Another Saturday
Director
- 1974
Taking Leave
Director
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Director
- 1973
- 1972
Made
Director
- 1971
One Brief Summer
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
There Is Also Tomorrow
Director
- 1968
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Director
- 1965
- 1964
Acted in 2
2000s
- 2007
British Film Forever
TV
1980s
- 1988
The Late Show
TV
Edited 1
1990s
- 1993
Sean Connery: Private
Editor
Produced 1
Appearances1
2000s
- 2006
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday
Himself