Bill Bryden
Know for: Directing
Born: 1942-04-12
Place of birth: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Also know as:
James Ellis: An Actor's Life (2007)
Documentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.
Normal Service (1988)
It's General Election day 1964, and the resources of Forth and Clyde Television are under stress. Too many shows want too many things done too...
Six Characters in Search of An Author (1992)
Adaptation of Pirandello's play.
The Long Riders (1980)
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin...
Separation (1990)
When Sarah, a New York actress, calls Joe, a London playwright they begin a very special relationship conducted through trans-Antlantic phone calls....
Blood Hunt (1986)
The Highlands of Scotland. A fight outside the village hall. Robert Menzies lies dead and Allan Innes flees to the hills, pursued by Robert's...
The Big Picnic (1996)
A group of young men from Glasgow sign up to fight in the The Great War in a filmed version of Bill Bryden's play.
The Ship (1990)
Filmed performance of Bill Bryden's play about life in and around the shipyards of Glasgow, performed in the former engine shed of Harland & Wolff...
The Ship (1990)
Filmed performance of Bill Bryden's play about life in and around the shipyards of Glasgow, performed in the former engine shed of Harland & Wolff...
The Shawl (1989)
Miss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the spirits? Or is he just a fraud, out to steal her...
The Dark Room (1988)
'Please don't slam your door - we have a delicate child', but when the baby cries, Deb ignores it. There is a secret which is destroying Deb's...
Aria (1987)
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each...
Aria (1987)
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each...
Ill Fares the Land (1983)
The story of the last two years the inhabitants of the islands of St Kilda (far off the west coast of Scotland) spent there, before being evacuated...
Ill Fares the Land (1983)
The story of the last two years the inhabitants of the islands of St Kilda (far off the west coast of Scotland) spent there, before being evacuated...
A Wholly Healthy Glasgow (1988)
A fresh-faced gym instructor, Murdo Caldwell, threatens the cosy lifestyle established in the seedy Adonis Health Club in Glasgow, where, up until...
Down Where the Buffalo Go (1988)
Carl is a US Navy Shore patrol officer who is based at the Holy Loch naval base in Scotland. Armed only with a nightstick, his primary function is to...
Willie Rough (1976)
In the dark days of 1914 Willie Rough set out to find work in Greenock. He becomes a shipbuilding shop steward and soon finds himself involved in a...