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Alexander Mackendrick - what members say


  • The Sweet Smell Of Success
  • The Sweet Smell Of Success review by Ewen Robertson from London, England
    Rated - 5 stars Sweet Smell of Cynicism 28 September 2004
    ...Alexander Mackendrick may be best known in this country for Ealing Comedies, but this, his first foray into Hollywood, is surely his Greatest Achievement. The sly wit shown in The L...  
  • The Maggie
  • The Maggie review by A customer from Cardiff, Wales
    Rated - 4 stars Drama and comedy: but not black-and-white 24 October 2005
    ...hallenged by a modern U.S. businessman. But, typically for the work of director Alexander Mackendrick, the film does not resolve the issues it raises. The good and bad aspects of bo...  

Alexander Mackendrick - filmography


  • The Ladykillers on DVD (1955)
    Starring: Alec Guinness,  Cecil Parker,  Herbert Lom
    Director: Alexander Mackendrick
    Certificate: TBC
    Alexander Mackendrick's last Ealing comedy and certainly one of the best, William Rose received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Alec Guinness stars in one of his most vivid disguises, in this killingly funny black comedy gem. The villains plot to kill the old lady who discovers ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 78% from 1,993 members
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  • Whisky Galore (2 discs) on DVD (1949)
    Starring: Basil Radford,  Joan Mackenzie
    Director: Alexander Mackendrick
    Certificate: PG
    Filmed at Barra in the outer Hebrides, Whisky Galore was based upon a true incident, the foundering of a cargo ship off the Isle Of Eriskay with 50,000 cases of Scotch aboard. The Scottish islanders of Todday by-pass war time rationing and delight in smuggling cases of their favourite tipple from ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 74% from 939 members
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Alexander Mackendrick facts

5 most recent films


The Sweet Smell Of Success - 3.5 stars
The Ladykillers - 3.5 stars
The Maggie - 3.5 stars
Mandy - 4.0 stars
Whisky Galore - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films


Mandy - 4.0 stars
Alec Guinness - The Screen Icons Collection - 4.0 stars
Whisky Galore - 3.5 stars
The Ladykillers - 3.5 stars
The Sweet Smell Of Success - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films


A High Wind In Jamaica - 2.5 stars
Ealing Comedy Bonus Material - Forever Ealing - 3.0 stars
The Maggie - 3.5 stars
The Sweet Smell Of Success - 3.5 stars
The Ladykillers - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars


Alec Guinness - 3 times - show films
Cecil Parker - 3 times - show films
Katie Johnson - 2 times - show films
Joan Greenwood - 2 times - show films
Dennis Price - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors


Charles Crichton - 1 times - show films
Robert - 1 times - show films
Henry Cass - 1 times - show films
Robert Hamer - 1 times - show films