Alexander Mackendrick

Alexander Mackendrick - what members say

The Sweet Smell Of Success review by from London, England

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 review by A customer from Cardiff, Wales

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...

Sammy Going South (1963)
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Edward G. Robinson, Fergus McClelland
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
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SAMMY GOING SOUTH is a rugged youngster's-eye-view adventure set in South Africa. 10-year-old orphan Sammy (Fergus McClelland), who resides in Port Said, tries to locate his only relative, who lives 5000 miles away across the desert in Durban. After the death of his first guide, an erstwhile ..read more »

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Due for release on 15th February 2010

Ladykillers, The - BLU-RAY Version (1955)
Starring: Alec Guinness, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
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THE LADYKILLERS, director Alexander Mackendrick's third Ealing farce, is the final comedy produced by the famous studio and one of its most celebrated. Alec Guinness stars as the superbly shifty, toothily threatening Professor Marcus, the leader of a crime ring planning a heist. Marcus rents rooms ..read more »

Rate this: 80% from 26 members

A High Wind In Jamaica
Starring: James Coburn, Nigel Davenport, Anthony Quinn
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
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Set on the high seas, this exciting and often hilarious adventure story concerns a group of children who are being sent to England by their parents, who are worried that their children are missing out on a civilized upbringing. But while floating across the ocean, a band of pirates hijacks the ship,..read more »

Rate this: 62% from 5 members

Ealing Comedy Bonus Material - Forever E... on DVD
Starring: Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Arthur Lowe
Director: Charles Crichton, Alexander Mackendrick, Robert
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A look back at the days of Ealing comedies...

Rate this: 62% from 3,149 members

Sammy Going South - 3 stars
The Sweet Smell Of Success - 3.5 stars
The Ladykillers - 3.5 stars
Ladykillers, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
The Maggie - 3.5 stars

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

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