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Bill Forsyth(I)

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Bill Forsyth
Bill Forsyth was born on 29 July 1946 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Local Hero (1983), Une fille pour Gregory (1980) and Housekeeping (1987).
BornJuly 29, 1946
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    • BornJuly 29, 1946
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    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 10 wins & 7 nominations total

    Known for:

    Burt Lancaster and Peter Riegert in Local Hero (1983)
    Local Hero
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1983
    John Gordon Sinclair in Une fille pour Gregory (1980)
    Une fille pour Gregory
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1980
    Housekeeping (1987)
    Housekeeping
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1987
    That Sinking Feeling (1979)
    That Sinking Feeling
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1979

    Credits

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    Director

    • Bill Forsyth Lifetime Achievement Film
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Quad Movie Poster, 40 x 30
      Gregory's Two Girls
      5.1
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Robin Williams in Being Human (1994)
      Being Human
      5.3
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Breaking In (1989)
      Breaking In
      6.1
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Housekeeping (1987)
      Housekeeping
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Bill Paterson in Joie et réconfort (1984)
      Joie et réconfort
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Burt Lancaster and Peter Riegert in Local Hero (1983)
      Local Hero
      7.3
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Andrina (1981)
      Andrina
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1981
    • John Gordon Sinclair in Une fille pour Gregory (1980)
      Une fille pour Gregory
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1980
    • That Sinking Feeling (1979)
      That Sinking Feeling
      6.7
      • Director
      • 1979
    • That Sinking Feeling (1979)
      Islands of the West
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 1972

    Writer

    • Bill Forsyth Lifetime Achievement Film
      7.1
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2009
    • Quad Movie Poster, 40 x 30
      Gregory's Two Girls
      5.1
      • written by
      • 1999
    • Robin Williams in Being Human (1994)
      Being Human
      5.3
      • written by
      • 1994
    • Housekeeping (1987)
      Housekeeping
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • 1987
    • Bill Paterson in Joie et réconfort (1984)
      Joie et réconfort
      6.6
      • written by
      • 1984
    • Burt Lancaster and Peter Riegert in Local Hero (1983)
      Local Hero
      7.3
      • written by
      • 1983
    • Andrina (1981)
      Andrina
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • 1981
    • John Gordon Sinclair in Une fille pour Gregory (1980)
      Une fille pour Gregory
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 1980
    • That Sinking Feeling (1979)
      That Sinking Feeling
      6.7
      • Writer
      • 1979

    Editor

    • The Living Land
      • Editor
      • 1977
    • Polar Power
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1974
    • Highlands
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1972
    • Glasgow 1980 (1972)
      Glasgow 1980
      6.8
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1972
    • Island of the Big Cloth
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1971
    • That Sinking Feeling (1979)
      K.H-4
      5.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1969
    • Mackintosh
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1968

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • William Forsyth
    • Born
      • July 29, 1946
      • Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

    Did you know

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      Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 356-361. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
    • Quotes
      Everybody has reasons. [Answer to a reporter's question "Why aren't there any bad guys in your films?"]

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