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John Mackenzie

Directing

Birth Date

August 16, 1932

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Date of Death

June 8, 2011

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.

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