Bill Forsyth

Directing

Bill Forsyth

Born July 29, 1946Glasgow, Scotland18 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.

Known For

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
7.7

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

TV

2011

Gregory's Two Girls
4.6

Gregory's Two Girls

Movie

1999

Being Human
5.1

Being Human

Movie

1994

Breaking In
5.6

Breaking In

Movie

1989

Housekeeping
6.5

Housekeeping

Movie

1987

"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth
6.0

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

Movie

1986

Filmography

The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011The Story of Film: An Odysseyas SelfTV
Gregory's Two Girls
1999Gregory's Two GirlsDirectorMovie
Being Human
1994Being HumanWriterMovie
Breaking In
1989Breaking InDirectorMovie
Housekeeping
1987HousekeepingWriterMovie
"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsyth
1986"I Thought Maybe I'd Get to Meet Alan Whicker": A Conversation with Bill Forsythas SelfMovie
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
1985Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameramanas SelfMovie
Comfort and Joy
1984Comfort and JoyDirectorMovie
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
1983The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)as SelfMovie
Local Hero
1983Local HeroDirectorMovie
Andrina
1981AndrinaDirectorMovie
Gregory's Girl
1980Gregory's GirlDirectorMovie
That Sinking Feeling
1980That Sinking FeelingDirectorMovie
Shapes In The Water
1974Shapes In The WaterDirectorMovie
Islands of the West
1972Islands of the WestDirectorMovie
Mirror
1970Mirroras GeoffMovie
Still Life with Honesty
1970Still Life with HonestyDirectorMovie
KH-4
1969KH-4as The ArtistMovie