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A solid and reliable filmmaker with frequent flairs of brilliance, Mackenzie gave up a career in acting because of a desire to control what he was doing. He assisted Ken Loach on his classic early TV plays such as Cathy Come Home (1966), which inspired him and gave him the best training a TV director could dream of. It also taught him how to work with local people when filming on location and how to work quickly. But his interest was more in storytelling than political filmmaking and he began directing himself, with fabulous results.
He made three features early in his career, the best being Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971), a superb Hitchcockian thriller which proved his skill at suspense, something his no-one seemed to remember for another ten years. He returned to TV to enjoy the golden age on Play for Today (1970), and formed a fruitful collaboration with Scottish writer Peter McDougall for four brilliant films. The first, Just Another Saturday (1975), won the Prix Italia. Mackenzie also directed Dennis Potter's Double Dare (1976) superbly and produced a huge body of work including Red Shift (1978), A Passage to England (1975) and Shutdown (1973).
He always showed a brilliant ability to draw honest and natural performances from his actors, and frequently cast comedians or singers. He moved to features decisively with The Long Good Friday (1980) but a decade spent in Hollywood proved unfulfilling, artistically. Although he never achieved the recognition he richly deserved, Mackenzie was one of Britain's finest filmmakers.- John E.A. Mackenzie is known for A Separate Peace (1972).
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- John Mackenzie was born on 4 September 1925 in Dennistoun, Scotland, UK. He died on 5 July 2017.
- John Mackenzie is known for On Camera (1954).
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John Mackenzie is known for Jeremy Vine (2018).- John Mackenzie is known for Horse Thieves (2005) and The Fairy Queen (2009).
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John Mackenzie is known for Black Widow (2021).- Special Effects
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John MacKenzie is known for And Everything Will Be As It Was (2018) and The Method (2017).- John T. MacKenzie is known for National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995).
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John Mackenzie is known for Finders Keepers (2018).- John MacKenzie is known for Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).
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John L. Mackenzie is known for Armageddon (1998) and The Famous Five (1995).- Camera and Electrical Department
John Mackenzie is known for Rammstein: Live in Berlin (1999).- John Mackenzie is known for Scotch on the Rocks (1973), Escape (1957) and Saturday Playhouse (1958).
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John Mackenzie is known for Jack Taylor (2010), Intersection Number Nine (2008) and Surf Potatoes (1994).- Camera and Electrical Department
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John MacKenzie Venters Sr. is known for No More Dirty Deals (1993).- John Mackenzie is known for Almost Unsolved (2023) and Targeted for Murder (2022).
- John Mackenzie is known for On the Edge (2012) and Car Park (2011).
- John Mackenzie Bell is known for Earthstorm (2006) and World's Greenest Homes (2008).
- John MacKenzie is known for Finally Caught (2022), Cruise Ship Killers (2020) and Almost Unsolved (2023).