John Mackenzie
1932 - 2011The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
John Mackenzie
John Bett, Dolina MacLennan
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.
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Just a Boys' Game
John Mackenzie
Frankie Miller, Ken Hutchison
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.
Just a Boys' Game
Just Another Saturday
John Mackenzie
Jon Morrison, Eileen McCallum
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.
Just Another Saturday
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday
Perry Martin
Pierce Brosnan, Barry Hanson
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.
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday
John Mackenzie
Bob Hoskins, Хелен Миррен
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.
The Long Good Friday
Taking Leave
John Mackenzie
George Sewell, Doreen Keogh
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.
Taking Leave
The Elephants' Graveyard
John Mackenzie
Billy Connolly, Jon Morrison
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...
The Elephants' Graveyard
Apaches
John Mackenzie
Louise O'Hara, Robbie Oubridge
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.)
Apaches
Deadly Voyage
John Mackenzie
Omar Epps, Joss Ackland
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.
Deadly Voyage
Red Shift
John Mackenzie
Stephen Petcher, Lesley Dunlop
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?
Red Shift
