Poster
My Childhood  (1972)


6.9|5 Jun, 1972|47 min
Released
IMDb
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.
  •   Homepage
  •   Watch this movie
  •   Add to favorite
Keywords
scotland
coming of age
autobiographical
child neglect
animal cruelty
1940s

Casts

Stephen Archibald
Stephen Archibald
Jamie
Hughie Restorick
Hughie Restorick
Tommy
Jean Taylor Smith
Jean Taylor Smith
Grandmother
Karl Fieseler
Helmuth
Bernard McKenna
Bernard McKenna
Tommy's father
Paul Kermack
Paul Kermack
Jamie's father
Helena Gloag
Helena Gloag
Father's mother
Ann Smith
Jamie's mother
Eileen McCallum
Eileen McCallum
Nurse
Helen Rae
Bus conductress
James Eccles
Man singing

Crews

Bill Douglas
Bill Douglas
Director
Bill Douglas
Bill Douglas
Writer
Geoffrey Evans
Producer
Mick Campbell
Cinematography
Brand Thumim
Editor

Backdrops & Posters

Videos & Trailers