Direction: Alexander Mackendrick

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Alexander Mackendrick. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


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

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

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

5.9

428 votes

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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