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My Childhood

1972 · Movie · NR · 50 min

7.2(52)unSUB Rating

Drama

1945: Jamie and Tommy live an isolated existence with their maternal grandmother in Newcraighall, a Scottish mining village. Jamie’s only friendship is with Helmuth, a German prisoner of war. With his mother in a mental institution, and his father absent, he is subject to the hardships of poverty.

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Details
Years
1972
Release date
1972-06-05
Language
English
Rated
NR
Runtime
50 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.1/10 (52 votes)

Themes

  • scotland
  • coming of age
  • autobiographical
  • child neglect
  • animal cruelty
  • 1940s

Cast & crew

  • Stephen Archibald

    Stephen Archibald

    as Jamie

  • Hughie Restorick

    Hughie Restorick

    as Tommy

  • Jean Taylor Smith

    Jean Taylor Smith

    as Grandmother

  • KF

    Karl Fieseler

    as Helmuth

  • Bernard McKenna

    Bernard McKenna

    as Tommy's father

  • Paul Kermack

    Paul Kermack

    as Jamie's father

  • Helena Gloag

    Helena Gloag

    as Father's mother

  • AS

    Ann Smith

    as Jamie's mother

  • Eileen McCallum

    Eileen McCallum

    as Nurse

  • HR

    Helen Rae

    as Bus conductress

Directed by Bill Douglas