Bill Bryden Movies

  • 1980
    The Long Riders

    The Long Riders

    The Long Riders

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    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...

    The Long Riders
  • 1987
    Aria

    Aria

    Aria

    5.61987HD

    Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each...

    Aria
  • 1992
    Six Characters in Search of An Author

    Six Characters in Search of An Author

    Six Characters in Search of An Author

    11992HD

    Adaptation of Pirandello's play.

    Six Characters in Search of An Author
  • 1990
    Separation

    Separation

    Separation

    61990HD

    When Sarah, a New York actress, calls Joe, a London playwright they begin a very special relationship conducted through trans-Antlantic phone calls....

    Separation
  • 1983
    Ill Fares the Land

    Ill Fares the Land

    Ill Fares the Land

    01983HD

    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
  • 2007
    James Ellis: An Actor's Life

    James Ellis: An Actor's Life

    James Ellis: An Actor's Life

    02007HD

    Documentary tracing the life of James Ellis, one of Northern Ireland’s best loved actors.

    James Ellis: An Actor's Life
  • 1988
    The Dark Room

    The Dark Room

    The Dark Room

    01988HD

    '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...

    The Dark Room
  • 1988
    A Wholly Healthy Glasgow

    A Wholly Healthy Glasgow

    A Wholly Healthy Glasgow

    01988HD

    A fresh-faced gym instructor, Murdo Caldwell, threatens the cosy lifestyle established in the seedy Adonis Health Club in Glasgow, where, up until...

    A Wholly Healthy Glasgow
  • 1988
    Down Where the Buffalo Go

    Down Where the Buffalo Go

    Down Where the Buffalo Go

    01988HD

    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...

    Down Where the Buffalo Go
  • 1988
    Normal Service

    Normal Service

    Normal Service

    01988HD

    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...

    Normal Service
  • 1989
    The Shawl

    The Shawl

    The Shawl

    01989HD

    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 Shawl
  • 1986
    Blood Hunt

    Blood Hunt

    Blood Hunt

    01986HD

    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...

    Blood Hunt
  • 1996
    The Big Picnic

    The Big Picnic

    The Big Picnic

    01996HD

    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 Big Picnic
  • 1990
    The Ship

    The Ship

    The Ship

    01990HD

    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
  • 1976
    Willie Rough

    Willie Rough

    Willie Rough

    01976HD

    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...

    Willie Rough