DIRECTOR · FROM GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
Bill Forsyth
Born 1946 · 80 years old16 credits since 1969
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ABOUT BILL
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born29 July 1946
BirthplaceGlasgow, Scotland
Known forDirecting
On Cineora8 of 16 titles
Known for
The titles people know Bill from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 8
- Average IMDb
- 6.4
- Highest rated
- Local HeroIMDb 7.3
- Working since
- 1969
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1990s
2 titles · IMDb 5.2 on averageMovieDirector · Writer
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The 1980s
7 titles · IMDb 6.8 on averageMovieDirector
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The 1970s
5 titles
Producer
The Living Land
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Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Bill’s titles.
Michael CoulterCinematographer · Gregory's Girl, Being Human and 3 more
Michael GibbsComposer · Being Human, Housekeeping and 2 more
Alex NortonLocal Hero, Gregory's Girl and 1 more
John Gordon SinclairGregory's Girl, That Sinking Feeling and 1 more
Mark KnopflerComposer · Local Hero and Comfort and Joy
Chris MengesCinematographer · Local Hero and Comfort and Joy
Clare GroganGregory's Girl and Comfort and Joy
Rikki FultonLocal Hero and Comfort and Joy
