Bill Douglas
Directing
Born: 1934-04-17 · Scotland, UK
Died: 1991-06-18
Biography
William Gerald Forbes (Bill) Douglas was a Scottish film director best known for the trilogy of films about his early life. Having been interested in film-making all his life, in 1968 Douglas enrolled at the London International Film School, where he wrote the screenplay for a short autobiographical film called Jamie. After initial difficulties in finding support for the project, he eventually found a champion at the British Film Institute in the newly appointed head of Production, Mamoun Hassan
🎬 Movies (18)
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
2023
Self (archive footage)
Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
2006
Himself (archive footage)
The Ring of Truth
1996
Writer
Comrades
1987
Director
Sleepwalker
1984
Alex Britain
Working Surface: A Short Study (with Actors) in the 'Ways' of a Bourgeois Writer
1979
My Way Home
1978
Director
Home and Away
1974
Writer
My Ain Folk
1973
Director
My Childhood
1972
Director
Come Dancing
1970
Director
Still Life
1968
Director
Small World
1968
Director
Fever
1967
Director
Woman in the Park
1967
Director
The Water Cress File
1966
Director
Gracemary
1966
Director
Carry On Cleo
1964
Companion (uncredited)