About
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
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969
Softly Softly: Task ForceSeries • 1969
Centre PlaySeries • 1973
The Long Good FridayMovie • 1980
The Fourth ProtocolMovie • 1987
The Honorary ConsulMovie • 1983
A Sense of FreedomMovie • 1985
The Last of the FinestMovie • 1990
Act of VengeanceMovie • 1986
RubyMovie • 1992
QuicksandMovie • 2003
Unman, Wittering and ZigoMovie • 1971
VoyageMovie • 1993