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My Childhood (1972)

46 min  -  Biography | Drama
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The first part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland... See full summary »

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Bill Douglas

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Bill Douglas
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Stephen Archibald Stephen Archibald ...
Hughie Restorick Hughie Restorick ...
Tommy
Jean Taylor Smith Jean Taylor Smith ...
Karl Fieseler Karl Fieseler ...
Helmuth
Bernard McKenna Bernard McKenna ...
Paul Kermack Paul Kermack ...
Helena Gloag Helena Gloag ...
Ann Smith Ann Smith ...
Jamie's Mother
Eileen McCallum Eileen McCallum ...
Nurse
Helen Rae Helen Rae ...
Bus Conductress
James Eccles James Eccles ...
Man Singing
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The first part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he paid for it with the money he made from returning empty jam jars - and this escape is reflected most closely at this time of his life as an eight-year-old living on the breadline with his half-brother and sick grandmother in a poor mining village. Written by J Ward  

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English

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A colour print was accidentally made in 1993 to tie in with the launch of the book "Bill Douglas: A Lanternist's Account". The lab were told to make a new print, but did not know they had to print the film in black and white. The colour version was screened once only, in Edinburgh. See more »