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Bill Forsyth

8 films · 1979 to 1999
Born 29 July 1946, Glasgow

William David Forsyth 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).

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Films

Local Hero
Local Hero
1983
Gregory’s Two Girls
Gregory’s Two Girls
1999
Being Human
Being Human
1993
Breaking In
Breaking In
1989
Housekeeping
Housekeeping
1987
Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
1984
Gregory’s Girl
Gregory’s Girl
1981
That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling
1979

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