Bill Forsyth

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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.

  • Directing
  • Born 29 July 1946 (age 79)
  • Glasgow, Scotland
  • 29 credits

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Most-watched Bill Forsyth films currently: Local Hero (1983), Being Human (1994), Housekeeping (1987), Breaking In (1989), Comfort and Joy (1984).

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Selected TV credits: The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011).

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