Where to watch James Williamson in the UK
Find every James Williamson film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 13 May 2026.
James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for The Big Swallow (1901), a trick film with innovative use of extreme close-up, as well as Fire! and Stop Thief! (both 1901), dramas with continuity established across multiple shots.
James Williamson films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring James Williamson, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
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- The Big Swallow (1901) Director
- Devil's Dyke Fun Fair (1896) Director
- Lady Cyclists (1899) Director
- Stop Thief! (1901) Director
- A Reservist Before and After the War (1902) Director
- Attack on a China Mission (1900) Director
- The Boy and the Convict (1909) Executive Producer
- The Village Fire Brigade (1907) Director
- Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909 (2023) Director
- The History of a Butterfly: A Romance of Insect Life (1910) Director
- Gymnasts on Parallel Bars (1898) Director
- Washing the Sweep (1898) Director
- An Interesting Story (1904) Director
- Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving (1906) Director
- Fire! (1901) Director
- £100 Reward (1908) Director
- The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes (1901) Director
- Sloper's Visit to Brighton (1898) Director
- The Miner's Daughter (1906) Director
- An Affair of Honour (1904) Director
- Magic Extinguisher (1901) Director
- Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler (1898) Director
- Our New Errand Boy (1905) Director
- Gabriel Grub the Surly Sexton (1904) Director
- The Little Match Seller (1902) Director
- The Polite Lunatic (1905) Director
- The Clown Barber (1898) Director
- Early Fashions on Brighton Pier (1898) Director
- Are You There? (1901) Director
- The Old Chorister (1904) Director
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Most-watched James Williamson films currently: The Big Swallow (1901), Devil's Dyke Fun Fair (1896), Lady Cyclists (1899), Stop Thief! (1901), A Reservist Before and After the War (1902).
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