John Mackenzie

John Mackenzie

출생 : 1932-08-16, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

사망 : 2011-06-08

약력

John Mackenzie was a British 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.

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John Mackenzie

참여 작품

Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday
Himself
A documentary about the making of The Long Good Friday, including interviews with John Mackenzie, stars Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, producer Barry Hanson and Phil Meheux.
Quicksand
Director
The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities.
When the Sky Falls
Director
Fact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton, who invaded the Irish underworld and attempted to expose the illegitimate activities she found. Hampered by the system, a police consort is ineffectual at aiding her despite trying to step outside of the normal bounds. Kevin McNally plays her husband, who hates her activities and the danger in which she places herself. Nonetheless, he grudgingly admires her persistence and encourages her investigation.
Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within
Director
Fact-based story about a 90's espionage case that was chronicled as the worst case of espionage in US history
Deadly Voyage
Director
When stowaways are found on board a Russian cargo ship, some of the officers and crew decide to dispose of them at sea. The last time they had a stowaway on board, the ship was fined heavily and black marks entered into their records, when he made it off the ship into a foreign port.
The Infiltrator
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In the early 1990s, an Israeli freelance journalist travels to Germany and uncovers a dangerously pervasive underground Neo-Nazi faction intent on bringing Nazism back to the forefront in Germany.
Voyage
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Morgan and Catherine Norvell have their future plans ready. In Monte Carlo, their sailboat is stocked. From there they are going to sail to Malta and live on the boat for a year. They have bought some real estate with an old ruin of a hotel on it, which they are going to rebuild. A few days before they are about to start, they meet Gil and Ronnie Freeland. They would give anything to join them for a couple of days on the sea, and no sooner said than done, all four of them are enjoying the sweet life on the boat. The Norvells soon discover that it was a big mistake to invite them on board...
Ruby
Director
Fact and fiction are combined in this story about Jack Ruby and a stripper, Candy Cane, and how they become involved in a conspiracy to kill J.F.K.
The Last of the Finest
Director
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. They gain capital for weapons by ripping off minor drug dealers. Then well-armed they go after the kingpin (Boyd).
소련 KGB
Director
68년 소련, 영국, 미국의 핵무기 확산 금지 조약으로 체결된 4개의 의정서는 현재 제4의정서만 존재한다. KGB의 최고 책임자 고보신 장군은 냉전 심화를 유도, KGB를 주무르기 위해 제4의정서 파기 계획을 시행한다. 그는 소련 정보부의 페트로프스키 소령을 차출, 영국으로 파견한다. 그의 임무는 소형 원폭을 제작, 폭파시켜, 영국에서 미군기지를 축출하는 것이다. 그런데 뇌관으로 쓸 리치움 원판이 항만청출입국의 프레스톤의 눈에 뜨이고, 그는 중대한 음모가 있다는 보고서를 제출한다. 고보신의 음모를 달가와하지 않는 소련 정보부는 윙클러를 페트로프스키와 접선시킨다. 프레스톤은 윙클러를 쫓다가 페트로프스키의 은신처를 찾아 위기를 막는다. 그러나 모든 사건이 양국 고위 정보책임자들의 게임이었음을 알고 허탈감에 빠진다.
Act of Vengeance
Director
In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
The Innocent
Director
This densely-packed film is based on a book by Tom Hart about the struggles of a young Yorkshire boy trying to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way -- and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim (Andrew Hawley), also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns (Liam Neeson) who is having an affair with a married woman (Miranda Richardson). Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win (Kate Foster) slowly get a relationship going.
데드 라인
Director
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. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.
Paul McCartney - Take It Away
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Say No to Strangers
Director
A short film to warn children of sexual predators.
롱 굿 프라이데이
Director
그리스도 수난의 기념일, 금요일, 토요일 이틀간의 이야기가 전개된다. 런던 암흑가의 보스 해롤드는 미국 암흑가와 연계하는 거액의 사업 건을 앞두고 있는데 그의 오른팔이 수영장에서 잔혹하게 살해 되고 어머니를 모시고 예배를 드리러 갔던 심복도 차와 함께 폭파되어 죽고 만다. 그리고 그의 영업장인 카지노에서도 폭약이 발견되고 미국 암흑가 보스와 자리를 옮긴 연회장마저 가스 폭발과 함께 날아가 버린다. 조금 늦게 도착한 덕에 구사 일생으로 목숨을 건진 그는 보복을 결심하지만 도대체 단서가 없다. 신흥 미국 계열의 암흑 조직일 것이라는 추측과 내부의 반란 세력을 의심해 보지만 그 또한 오리 무중이다. 전 조직원을 불러 모아놓고 단합 결속을 외치며 범행 세력을 캐려 해 보았지만 실마리가 잡히지 않는다. 10년간 태평성대를 누리던 런던 마피아 조직 해롤드 샌드다 누군가에게 표적이 되고 그 안보이는 상대를 추적해 가는 과정이 흥미진진하게 전개된다.
Just a Boys' Game
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Jake lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather, who was once the town's toughest hard man. Despite their hatred of each other, Jake's sole aim is to be as tough as the old man was. One day in Jake's life, as he drifts, drinks and fights, leads to a bleak realisation.
A Sense of Freedom
Director
The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.
Red Shift
Director
Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Top hill in search of sanctuary from their troubles. A Roman soldier, a medieval rebel and a 1970s young man. Somehow they seem linked through an energy within the hill and an axe. Is history doomed to repeat itself or can loving another person free them?
Apaches
Director
On an English farm, six reckless children play at being a fierce band of Apache warriors, unaware of the many dangers to which they are exposed. (Public information short film produced on behalf of the British Government to warn children living in rural areas about the risks of playing near farm machinery.)
The Elephants' Graveyard
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Bunny has told his wife he is working as a postman, but in fact is wandering the hills all day, wondering why he doesn't want to work. He meets Jody, an older man who has told his wife he's working in a factory, but is in fact doing the same thing. The two men spend a day of friendship together, but what does the future offer them? And tonight is supposed to be pay night...
Double Dare
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Martin Ellis (Alan Dobie) is a blocked screenwriter who invites Helen, an actress (Kika Markham), to a hotel in central London to discuss an idea for a play he is writing with her in mind. As they discuss the play, Martin discovers that a businessman and an escort named Carol are sat at a nearby table and appear to be speaking lines from the as yet unwritten piece. Martin becomes anxious at what will eventually become of the girl, already knowing that the play will not have a happy resolution
A Passage to England
Director
Anand, his pretty cousin and their sick uncle are stranded in Amsterdam where they receive an offer to take them to England.
Just Another Saturday
Director
It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.
Taking Leave
Director
Mike comes home on leave from Ulster. After six years in the Army he has to decide whether to sign up again or not. His parents want him to leave the army and come home, but the family flare-ups and bickerings are not conducive to helping him choose.
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Director
The "ceilidh play", as writer John McGrath styled it, is presented in the BBC's 1974 "Play for Today" production to a live audience intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags. Restored in high definition from the original film masters held in the BBC Archives.
Shut Down
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During Wakes Week in the Potteries, the factory is deserted except for three electricians on an emergency maintenance job.
Made
Director
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. An elegy to a younger generation looking for something to believe in, Made co-stars hugely influential folk-rock musician Roy Harper in his screen debut. Produced by Joseph Janni – who previously made the astonishingly successful Poor Cow with White – directed by The Long Good Friday's John Mackenzie and featuring new songs specially composed by Harper.
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Director
A new schoolteacher learns that the previous teacher was killed by his students, and he fears the same fate will befall him.
One Brief Summer
Director
The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl who comes into their lives.
There Is Also Tomorrow
Director
The commanding officer of a regiment handling nuclear missiles is shocked to see his daughter Sally on television taking part in a student demonstration.