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John Mackenzie is a Director British born on 16 august 1932 at Edinburgh (United-kingdom)
John Mackenzie (22 May 1928 – 8 June 2011), born in Edinburgh, he worked in British film from the late 1960s, first as an assistant director and later as an independent director himself. He has been described by critics as "a solid and reliable filmmaker with... frequent flairs of brilliance", but despite tackling such topics as the Hiberno-British struggle, or the assassination of John F. Kennedy he was generally not thought of as a political filmmaker.
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John Mackenzie
Birth name John Leonard Duncan MacKenzie
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 16 august 1932 at Edinburgh (United-kingdom)
Death 8 june 2011 (at 78 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 16 august 1932 at Edinburgh (United-kingdom)
Death 8 june 2011 (at 78 years) at London (United-kingdom)
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Quicksand (2003)
, 1h35Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Michael Keaton, Michael Caine, Judith Godrèche, Rade Šerbedžija, Matthew Marsh, Xander Berkeley
Rating52%
Martin Raikes is an American bank investigator who is sent to Monaco to check up on the suspicious financial dealings of a movie production. After the business trip, Martin, who is divorced, will fly to London to visit his daughter.
When the Sky Falls (2000)
, 1h47Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Joan Allen, Patrick Bergin, Liam Cunningham, Pete Postlethwaite, Kevin McNally, Rúaidhrí Conroy
Rating62%
Deadly Voyage (1996)
, 1h30Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Omar Epps, Joss Ackland, Sean Pertwee, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Suchet, Jean-Claude La Marre
Rating68%
Aboard the cargo ship MC Ruby, docked in New York, six stowaways burst from one of the containers being unloaded. They flee from the ship, but are apprehended by dock workers and the New York police. The MC Ruby's Ukrainian crew watches the detention with some amusement, but the ship's captain and his first mate, Ion Plesin, are displeased, aware that the illegal immigrants will cost the shipping company hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. In response, company representative Andreas Vlachos arrives to oversee future operations and warn that the crew will be liable for any more such fines.
The Infiltrator (1995)
, 1h32Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about racism
Actors Oliver Platt, Arliss Howard, Tony Haygarth, Alan King, Peter Riegert, Julian Glover
Rating63%
Voyage (1993)
, 1h26Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Rutger Hauer, Eric Roberts, Karen Allen, Connie Nielsen
Rating54%
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 (1992)
, 1h50Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action, Crime
Themes Films about families, Political films
Actors Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn, Arliss Howard, Tobin Bell, Marc Lawrence, Richard C. Sarafian
Rating55%
The film begins with Jack Ruby saying, "Lookin' back at it now, what can you say? It feels like it was a dream. Yeah, that's it, a dream. Maybe none of it never happened. Because when I look back on it today, this is the best sense I can make of it." Then the scene shows a murder; a corpse, dressed in a suit, is being drained of blood, having been hung on a meat hook. It is readily apparent that the corpse has been tortured, and it is implied that the presentation of the body is intended to be a brutal message.
The Last of the Finest (1990)
, 1h46Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Brian Dennehy, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Fahey, Bill Paxton, Deborra-Lee Furness, Michael C. Gwynne
Rating58%
The film opens at Canyon Park where narcotics cop Frank Daly (Dennehy) is coaching his partners Wayne Gross (Pantoliano), Ricky Rodriguez (Fahey), and Howard Jones (Paxton) during a flag football game. After the game, Daly tells Captain Joe Torres (Darrow) that his team is working on a major bust. He asks Torres to help keep the DEA out of the operation.
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
, 1h59Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Joanna Cassidy, Julian Glover, Michael Gough
Rating64%
In 1968 the East-West agreement is established to halt nuclear proliferation. One of the clauses, the Fourth Protocol, forbids the non-conventional delivery of a nuclear weapon to a target.
Act of Vengeance (1986)
, 1h35Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Crime, Politic
Actors Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Keanu Reeves, Wilford Brimley, Ellen Barkin, Hoyt Axton
Rating60%
Un mineur syndiqué met sa vie en danger lorsqu'il entreprend de dénoncer la corruption du président de son syndicat.
The Innocent (1985)
, 1h41Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Liam Neeson, Miranda Richardson, Kika Markham, Isabella Rossellini, Tom Bell, Richard Laxton
Rating56%
The Honorary Consul (1983)
, 1h43Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Political films
Actors Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins, Zohra Sehgal, Geoffrey Palmer, Elpidia Carrillo
Rating57%
Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country (in Greene's novel the setting is northern Argentina), the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr (Richard Gere), who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum (Michael Caine), 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 (Elpidia Carrillo), whom he immediately desires, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.
The Long Good Friday (1980)
, 1h32Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson, Eddie Constantine, Paul Freeman
Rating75%
Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins), an old-fashioned London gangster is aspiring to become a legitimate businessman, albeit with the financial support of the American mafia, with a plan to redevelop the (then-abandoned) London Docklands as a venue for a future Olympic Games. The storyline weaves together events and concerns of the late 1970s, including low-level political and police corruption, IRA gun-running, displacement of traditional British industry by property development, UK membership of the EEC, and the free-market economy.
A Sense of Freedom (1979)
, 1h21Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Documentary, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors David Hayman, Lesley Mackie, Alex Norton, Fulton Mackay, Sean Scanlan, P. H. Moriarty
Rating69%
Apaches (1977)
, 27minutesDirected by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Western
Rating70%
Several children play on a farm while a tea party is prepared. As the farmer drives his tractor through the field where the children are playing, While her friends follow behind, Kim jumps up onto the trailer, pretends the tractor is a train, and shoots at it. The tractor makes a turn, and she falls off and is run over, to the horror of the other children. At their school, the teacher removes Kim's name tag from a storage peg.
Just Another Saturday (1975)
, 1h15Directed by John Mackenzie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Billy Connolly, Eileen McCallum, Bill Henderson, Phil McCall, Alex Norton, Mary Riggans
Rating5%
John looks forward with nervous excitement to the annual Orange order march in Glasgow, in which he will lead his local Orange Lodge band as mace-swinger. However, as the day progresses he begins to become disillusioned with the day and his colleagues, as he witnesses their growing drunkenness and unwarranted violence against Catholic homes on the march's route. Events of the day lead him to question his involvement with the band, which also threatens his own safety.