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 ... read more
Bill DouglasDirector
Bill DouglasWriter
Brand ThumimEditor
Stephen ArchibaldJamie
Hughie RestorickTommy
Jean Taylor SmithGrandmother
Karl FieselerHelmuth
Bernard McKennaTommy's father
Paul KermackJamie's father
Helena GloagFather's mother
Ann SmithJamie's mother
Eileen McCallumNurse
Helen RaeBus conductress
James EcclesMan singing
47 minutes
1972-06-05
English
United Kingdom
BFI
21 days ago
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