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Bill Forsyth

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Bill Forsyth

Born July 29, 1946 · Glasgow, Scotland (age 80)

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

Local HeroLocal Hero · 1983
Local Hero
★ 6.81983
MovieComedyDrama
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
Gregory's GirlGregory's Girl · 1980
Gregory's Girl
★ 6.81980
MovieComedyRomance
A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.
Being HumanBeing Human · 1994
Being Human
★ 5.11994
MovieDramaComedy
One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.
Gregory's Two GirlsGregory's Two Girls · 1999
Gregory's Two Girls
★ 4.81999
MovieComedy
Twenty years after his teenage crush on a football-mad schoolgirl, Gregory is back at his old school, teaching English. When two of his pupils uncover evil practices at a local factory they want their teacher to help them expose the wrong-doer, who happens to be Greg's old schoolfriend.
Comfort and JoyComfort and Joy · 1984
Comfort and Joy
★ 6.61984
MovieComedy
Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.
AndrinaAndrina · 1981
Andrina
★ 8.01981
MovieDramaTV Movie
Captain Bill Torvald has retired to his quiet home in Orkney after fifty years at sea. When a young woman, Andrina, begins visiting him through the dark winter, he is grateful for her kindness and company. But as she starts to enquire about his past, he worries about the long-held secret he'll have to reveal to her.
Breaking InBreaking In · 1989
Breaking In
★ 5.71989
MovieActionAdventure
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.
HousekeepingHousekeeping · 1987
Housekeeping
★ 6.61987
MovieComedyDrama
In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.

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