Bill Forsyth

Known for directing · Born 29 July 1946 · 80 · Glasgow, Scotland

31 credits

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.

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Known for

Local Hero

1983

Gregory's Girl

1980

Comfort and Joy

1984

Being Human

1994

Housekeeping

1987

Breaking In

1989

That Sinking Feeling

1980

Gregory's Two Girls

1999

Andrina

1981

Islands of the West

1972

Mirror

1970

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

1986

Acting (7)

2011The Story of Film: An OdysseySelfSeries

1986"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill ForsythSelfFilm

1985Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, CameramanSelfFilm

1983The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)SelfFilm

1971Film '72SelfSeries

1970MirrorGeoffFilm

1969KH-4The ArtistFilm

Crew (1)

2010The Beast PageantThanksFilm

Directing (9)

1999Gregory's Two GirlsDirector, WriterFilm

1989Breaking InDirectorFilm

1984Comfort and JoyDirector, WriterFilm

1983Local HeroDirector, ScreenplayFilm

1981AndrinaDirector, ScreenplayFilm

1980Gregory's GirlDirector, WriterFilm

1980That Sinking FeelingDirector, Producer, WriterFilm

1974Shapes In The WaterDirectorFilm

1972Islands of the WestDirectorFilm

Editing (8)

1974Polar PowerEditorFilm

1972HighlandsEditorFilm

1972A Place in the Country: Renfrewshire Regional ParkEditorFilm

1971Glasgow 1980EditorFilm

1971Island of the Big ClothEditorFilm

1970Still Life with HonestyEditor, DirectorFilm

1969KH-4EditorFilm

1968MackintoshEditorFilm

Production (4)

1978The Odd ManProducerFilm

1976The Living LandProducer, EditorFilm

1967Loch LomondProduction AssistantFilm

1966The Smiths in ScotlandProduction AssistantFilm

Writing (2)

1994Being HumanWriter, DirectorFilm

1987HousekeepingWriter, DirectorFilm