Bill Forsyth

Bill Forsyth

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bill Forsyth (born 29 July 1946, Glasgow) is a Scottish film director and writer, noted for his commitment to national film-making. Forsyth first came to attention with a low-budget film, That Sinking Feeling, made with youth theatre actors and featuring a cameo appearance by the Edinburgh gallery owner Richard Demarco. The relative success of the film was carried to a far higher level by his next film Gregory's Girl in 1981. This featured some of the same young actors, in particular John Gordon Sinclair, as well as the acting debut of Clare Grogan. The film was a major hit and won 'Best Screenplay' in that year's BAFTA Awards. In 1983 he wrote and directed the successful Local Hero, produced by David Puttnam, and featuring Burt Lancaster. It was rated in the top 100 films of the 1980s in a Premiere magazine recap of the decade. Forsyth's next film was the 1984 Comfort and Joy, about a Glasgow radio DJ caught between rival ice cream companies, which again featured Clare Grogan. When Puttnam went to Hollywood, Forsyth followed, but had limited success. The 1987 Housekeeping was his first American film. Another movie, Being Human, was shelved by the studio for four years after Puttnam was ousted. Gregory's Two Girls from 2000 appeared as a sequel to Gregory's Girl, with John Gordon Sinclair playing the same character, but it received mixed reviews. In a June 2009 interview on BBC Radio 5 Live, Forsyth stated that he is currently working on a new film project with the working title of Exile. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Forsyth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Bill Forsyth
  • Popularity: 1.031
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1946-07-29
  • Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland
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Bill Forsyth Movies

  • 1970
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    Mirror

    Mirror

    2 1970 HD

    A young would-be writer searches the street of Glasgow for his missing girlfriend.

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  • 1969
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    KH-4

    KH-4

    2 1969 HD

    A young artist struggles to seek inspiration from a slowly crumbling cityscape. Moving Image Archive: http://movingimage.nls.uk/film/3631

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  • 1985
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    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    1 1985 HD

    A look at the career of Oscar-winning cameraman Chris Menges. Filmed on location of 'Comfort and Joy'. Chris Menges discusses his early career in...

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  • 1983
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    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

    1 1983 HD

    A documentary about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."

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

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

    6 1986 HD

    An interview for Scottish television of film director Bill Forsyth

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  • 1983
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    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)

    1 1983 HD

    Documentary for Scottish television about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."

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  • 1984
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    Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

    6.6 1984 HD

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  • 1983
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    Local Hero

    Local Hero

    6.7 1983 HD

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  • 1981
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    Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl

    6.7 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl

    6.7 1981 HD

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  • 1980
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    That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

    6.2 1980 HD

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  • 1999
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    Gregory's Two Girls

    Gregory's Two Girls

    4.8 1999 HD

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  • 1987
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    Housekeeping

    Housekeeping

    6.5 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Housekeeping

    Housekeeping

    6.5 1987 HD

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  • 1994
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    Being Human

    Being Human

    5 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    Being Human

    Being Human

    5 1994 HD

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  • 1989
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    Breaking In

    Breaking In

    5.5 1989 HD

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  • 1981
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    Andrina

    Andrina

    7 1981 HD

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  • 1999
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    Gregory's Two Girls

    Gregory's Two Girls

    4.8 1999 HD

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  • 1969
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    KH-4

    KH-4

    2 1969 HD

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  • 1972
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    Islands of the West

    Islands of the West

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1971
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    Glasgow 1980

    Glasgow 1980

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1980
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    That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

    6.2 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

    6.2 1980 HD

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  • 1971
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    Island of the Big Cloth

    Island of the Big Cloth

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    Highlands

    Highlands

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Smiths in Scotland

    The Smiths in Scotland

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1967
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    Loch Lomond

    Loch Lomond

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    Mackintosh

    Mackintosh

    1 1968 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Beast Pageant

    The Beast Pageant

    9.5 2010 HD

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  • 1972
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    A Place in the Country: Renfrewshire Regional Park

    A Place in the Country: Renfrewshire Regional Park

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    Polar Power

    Polar Power

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1970
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    Still Life with Honesty

    Still Life with Honesty

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Still Life with Honesty

    Still Life with Honesty

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1981
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    Andrina

    Andrina

    7 1981 HD

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  • 1984
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    Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

    6.6 1984 HD

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  • 1983
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    Local Hero

    Local Hero

    6.7 1983 HD

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  • 1974
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    Shapes In The Water

    Shapes In The Water

    1 1974 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    7.627 2011 HD

    A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

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