Aeneas MacKenzie

Writing

Aeneas MacKenzie

Born August 15, 1889 · Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK

Died June 2, 1962 · aged 72

Aeneas MacKenzie, or Æneas MacKenzie (August 15, 1889 in Stornoway, Scotland – June 2, 1962 in Los Angeles), was a Scottish-American screenwriter. MacKenzie wrote many notable Hollywood films, including: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), Ivanhoe (1952), and The Ten Commandments (1956). From Wikipedia.

Known For

The Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments · 1956
The Ten Commandments
★ 7.81956
MovieDramaHistory
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · 1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
★ 6.31939
MovieDramaHistory
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Back to BataanBack to Bataan · 1945
Back to Bataan
★ 6.11945
MovieWarDrama
A U.S. Army colonel leads local fighters in a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.
The Prince Who Was a ThiefThe Prince Who Was a Thief · 1951
The Prince Who Was a Thief
★ 5.71951
MovieAdventureRomance
An Arabian prince, kidnapped at birth and raised as a thief, plots to regain his throne from his evil uncle in this colorful costume adventure.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. · 1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
★ 7.01951
MovieAdventureWar
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
Buffalo BillBuffalo Bill · 1944
Buffalo Bill
★ 5.81944
MovieDramaWestern
Scout William F. Cody marries a U.S. senator's daughter, fights the Cheyenne and leads a Wild West show.
IvanhoeIvanhoe · 1952
Ivanhoe
★ 6.81952
MovieAdventureRomance
Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.
JuarezJuarez · 1939
Juarez
★ 6.51939
MovieDramaHistory
The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

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The Spanish MainThe Spanish Main · 1945
The Spanish Main
★ 6.51945
MovieAdventureDrama
Laurent van Horn is the leader of a band of Dutch refugees on a ship seeking freedom in the Carolinas, when the ship is wrecked on the coast of Cartagene, governed by Don Juan Alvardo, a Spanish ruler. Alvarado has Laurent thrown in prison, but the latter escapes, and five-years later is a pirate leader. He poses as the navigator on a ship in which Contessa Francesca, daughter of a Mexican noble, is traveling on her way to marry Alvarado, whom she has never seen. Laurent's pirates capture the ship and Francesca, in order to save another ship, gives her hand-in-marriage to Laurent, who sails her to the pirate hideout. This irks his jealous pirate comrades Anne Bonney and Captain Benjamin Black. They overpower Laurent and send Francesca to Alvarado, and then Mario du Billar, a trusted right-hand man, makes a deal to deliver Laurent to Alvarado.

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