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Bill Forsyth

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Bill Forsyth

July 29, 1946 · age 80 Glasgow, Scotland

William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and screenwriter known for his films Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983) and Comfort and Joy (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Marilynne Robinson novel Housekeeping (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Forsyth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

Local Hero
3.4

Local Hero

1983

Gregory's Girl
3.4

Gregory's Girl

1980

Comfort and Joy
3.3

Comfort and Joy

1984

Being Human
2.6

Being Human

1994

Housekeeping
3.3

Housekeeping

1987

Breaking In
2.9

Breaking In

1989

That Sinking Feeling
3.1

That Sinking Feeling

1980

Gregory's Two Girls
2.4

Gregory's Two Girls

1999

Andrina
4.0

Andrina

1981

Islands of the West
3.0

Islands of the West

1972

Still Life with Honesty

Still Life with Honesty

1970

Shapes In The Water

Shapes In The Water

1974

Also appeared in

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
3.9

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

2011

Mirror
1.0

Mirror

1970

KH-4
1.0

KH-4

1969

"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth
3.0

"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth

1986

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

1985

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

1983