Alexander Mackendrick

Alexander Mackendrick

Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American-born Scottish film director and screenwriter. He directed nine feature films between 1949 and 1967, before retiring from filmmaking to become an influential professor at the California Institute of the Arts. Born to Scottish immigrant parents in Boston, he was raised in Glasgow from the age of 6. He began making television commercials before moving into post-production editing and directing films, most notably for Ealing Studios where his films include Whisky Galore! (1949), The Man in the White Suit (1951) - which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, The Maggie (1954), and The Ladykillers (1955). In 1957, Mackendrick directed his first American film Sweet Smell of Success, which was a critical and commercial success. However, his directing career declined throughout the following decade, and he was fired or replaced from several projects, owing in part to his perfectionist approach to filmmaking. Mackendrick retired from directing in the late 1960's after completing A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) and Don't Make Waves (1967), becoming the founding Dean (and later a Professor) of the CalArts School of Film/Video.

  • Title: Alexander Mackendrick
  • Popularity: 3.219
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1912-09-08
  • Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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  • Also Known As: 알렉산더 맥켄드릭
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Alexander Mackendrick Movies

  • 1970
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    The Ealing Comedies

    The Ealing Comedies

    1 1970 HD

    The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Frank Muir

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  • 2004
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    Mackendrick on Film

    Mackendrick on Film

    1 2004 HD

    Mackendrick on Film is an educational project constructed around the film teachings of legendary pedagogue Alexander Mackendrick. Taking as its...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Alexander Mackendrick

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  • 1986
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    Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

    Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

    1 1986 HD

    This 1986 documentary features interviews with director Alexander Mackendrick, actor Burt Lancaster, producer James Hill, and others.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Burt Lancaster

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  • 1986
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    Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

    Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

    5 1986 HD

    Documentary about the British film studio. First appeared on the BBC television programme Omnibus.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: T. E. B. Clarke

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  • 1995
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    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

    6.7 1995 HD

    Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - drink tea and discuss ups and downs of British...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Stephen Frears

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  • 1957
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    Sweet Smell of Success

    Sweet Smell of Success

    7.6 1957 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tony Curtis

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  • 1967
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    Don't Make Waves

    Don't Make Waves

    5.3 1967 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Tony Curtis

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  • 1955
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    The Ladykillers

    The Ladykillers

    7.257 1955 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Alec Guinness

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  • 1951
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    The Man in the White Suit

    The Man in the White Suit

    6.828 1951 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Alec Guinness

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  • 1963
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    Sammy Going South

    Sammy Going South

    6 1963 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Edward G. Robinson

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  • 1949
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    Whisky Galore!

    Whisky Galore!

    6.8 1949 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Basil Radford

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  • 1965
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    A High Wind in Jamaica

    A High Wind in Jamaica

    6.2 1965 HD

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Anthony Quinn

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  • 1952
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    Mandy

    Mandy

    6.857 1952 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Phyllis Calvert

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  • 1954
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    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    6.1 1954 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Paul Douglas

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  • 1954
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    The 'Maggie'

    The 'Maggie'

    6.1 1954 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Paul Douglas

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  • 1948
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    Saraband for Dead Lovers

    Saraband for Dead Lovers

    5.9 1948 HD

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Stewart Granger

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    Logan

    Logan

    7.822 2017 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Hugh Jackman

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  • 1937
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    Midnight Menace

    Midnight Menace

    6.5 1937 HD

    Genre: War

    Cast: Charles Farrell

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  • 1950
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    Dance Hall

    Dance Hall

    4.6 1950 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Natasha Parry

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  • 1948
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    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

    1 1948 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Max Adrian

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  • 1943
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    Contraries

    Contraries

    1 1943 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast:

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  • 2007
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    3:10 to Yuma

    3:10 to Yuma

    7.209 2007 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast: Russell Crowe

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  • 1943
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    Abu and the Poisoned Well

    Abu and the Poisoned Well

    1 1943 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast:

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  • 2004
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    Mackendrick on Film

    Mackendrick on Film

    1 2004 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Alexander Mackendrick

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  • 1938
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    South Sea Sweethearts

    South Sea Sweethearts

    1 1938 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast:

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  • 1939
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    Love on the Range

    Love on the Range

    1 1939 HD

    Genre: Western

    Cast:

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  • 1958
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    Fanfare

    Fanfare

    7.3 1958 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Hans Kaart

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  • 1951
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    The Man in the White Suit

    The Man in the White Suit

    6.828 1951 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Alec Guinness

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  • 1967
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    Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

    Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

    4.7 1967 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rosalind Russell

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  • 1943
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    Abu's Dungeon

    Abu's Dungeon

    1 1943 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast:

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  • 1965
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    6.2 1965 HD

    The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: E.G. Marshall

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