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My Childhood (1972)50 minDramaRating 65/100

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.

Cast: Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Karl Fieseler, Bernard McKenna, Paul Kermack, Helena Gloag

Director: Bill Douglas