Direction: Alexander Mackendrick
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 11
Sweet Smell of Success
1957 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Burt Lancaster · Tony Curtis · Susan Harrison · Martin Milner
Synopsis A columnist (Burt Lancaster) and a press agent (Tony Curtis) tear into the maelstrom of midtown Manhattan's night creatures in a sinister game that involves money, power and ultimately survival.
7.6
4K votes
7.6
4K votes
The Ladykillers
1955 · Movie · 87 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Alec Guinness · Kate Johnson · Herbert Lom · Peter Sellers
Synopsis A gang of five diverse oddball criminal types rent a two room apartment in an isolated house on a London cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow with three pet parrots. The group's mastermind, Professor Marcus, tells her a cover story that...
7.5
7K votes
7.5
7K votes
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965 · Movie · 103 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Anthony Quinn · James Coburn · Deborah Baxter · Isabel Dean
Synopsis The parents of children living in Jamaica, afraid that the kids are growing up uncivilized, decide to send them to England. But during the voyage, the childrens' ship is boarded by pirates and in the confusion the children wind up...
7.2
2K votes
7.2
2K votes
Mandy
1952 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Phyllis Calvert · Jack Hawkins · Terence Morgan · Mandy Miller
Synopsis A poignant drama about a young deaf girl and the strains her condition puts on her family. Mandy was born deaf and has been mute for all of her life. Her parents believe she is able to speak if she...
7.1
320 votes
7.1
320 votes
The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Alec Guinness · Joan Greenwood · Cecil Parker · Patric Doonan
Synopsis The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all,...
7.0
2K votes
7.0
2K votes
The Maggie
1954 · Movie · 92 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Paul Douglas · Alex Mackenzie · James Copeland · Abe Barker
7.0
218 votes
7.0
218 votes
Tight Little Island
1949 · Movie · 82 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Basil Radford · Catherine Lacey · Bruce Seton · Joan Greenwood
Synopsis A ship loaded with whisky is wrecked on a Scottish island. The locals attempt to conceal the haul from the Customs and Excise man.
6.7
924 votes
6.7
924 votes
Sammy Going South (A Boy Ten Feet Tall)
1963 · Movie · 118 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Edward G. Robinson · Fergus McClelland · Constance Cummings · Harry H. Corbett
Synopsis A charming picaresque saga about an orphaned ten-year-old trekking across Africa on his own.
6.7
251 votes
6.7
251 votes
The Devil's Disciple
1959 · Movie · 82 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Guy Hamilton · Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Burt Lancaster · Kirk Douglas · Laurence Olivier · Janette Scott
Synopsis The black sheep of a family (Dick Dudgeon) and the local minister (Anthony Anderson) discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War.
6.4
220 votes
6.4
220 votes
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Movie · 97 min. · United States
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Tony Curtis · Claudia Cardinale · Sharon Tate · Robert Webber
5.9
428 votes
5.9
428 votes
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
1967 · Movie · 86 min. · United States
Direction Richard Quine · Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Rosalind Russell · Robert Morse · Barbara Harris · Hugh Griffith
Synopsis A mother drops her son and husband off at a tropical vacation spot for a little rest and relaxation. The only problem is that the husband has been dead for quite some time, and his wife had him stuffed and...
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