Bill Douglas

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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, who secured funding on the basis that Jamie should form part one of a trilogy – echoing the great …

  • Directing
  • Born 17 April 1934
  • Died 18 June 1991 (age 57)
  • Scotland, UK
  • 19 credits

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Most-watched Bill Douglas films currently: Carry On Cleo (1964), Comrades (1987), Sleepwalker (1984), Bill Douglas: My Best Friend (2023), Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image (2006).

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Selected TV credits: The Younger Generation (1961).

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