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Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas and the Secret History of Cinema (2009) -- Scot Bill Douglas (1934-91) was a collector of cinema memorabilia and pre-cinema optical devices as well as being an award-winning filmmaker (Bill Douglas Trilogy). He put these devices into his last film, Comrades (1987), the story of Tolpuddle Martyrs.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
17 April 1934, Newcraighall, Scotland, UK more
Date of Death:
18 June 1991, Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK more
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Down 5% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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Alternate Names:
Forbes Douglas

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Director, Actor, Thanks, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. Comrades (1986) (writer)

  2. My Way Home (1978) (writer)
  3. Home and Away (1974) (screenplay)
  4. My Ain Folk (1973) (writer)
  5. My Childhood (1972) (writer)
  6. Come Dancing (1970) (writer)
  7. Globe (1970) (writer)

  8. Charlie Chaplin's London (1969) (writer)
  9. Striptease (1969) (writer)
Director:
  1. Comrades (1986)

  2. My Way Home (1978)
  3. My Ain Folk (1973)
  4. My Childhood (1972)
  5. Come Dancing (1970)
  6. Globe (1970)

  7. Charlie Chaplin's London (1969)
  8. Striptease (1969)
Actor:
  1. Sleepwalker (1985)

  2. "Peyton Place" .... Mr. Scott (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode #2.67 (1966) TV episode .... Mr. Scott
  3. "The Younger Generation" .... Boyfriend / ... (5 episodes, 1961)
        - Sucker (1961) TV episode (as Forbes Douglas) .... Steve
        - The Mating Age (1961) TV episode (as Forbes Douglas) .... Boyfriend
        - Animals Can't Laugh (1961) TV episode (as Forbes Douglas) .... Mike Anson
        - Flow Gently Sweet Afton (1961) TV episode (as Forbes Douglas) .... Cowboy
        - The Rabbit Set (1961) TV episode (as Forbes Douglas) .... Duncan
Thanks:
  1. Contaminated Man (2000) (special thanks)
    ... aka Bei Berührung Tod (Germany)
    ... aka Contagion (UK)
Archive Footage:
  1. Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas and the Secret History of Cinema (2009) .... Himself
  2. Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image (2006) .... As Himself

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Drama | Short | Biography more
Plot Keywords:
Independent Film | Autobiographical | Child Neglect | Student Film more

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