Bill Forsyth Movies

  • 1994
    Being Human

    Being Human

    Being Human

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    One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.

    Being Human
  • 1983
    Local Hero

    Local Hero

    Local Hero

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    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.

    Local Hero
  • 1987
    Housekeeping

    Housekeeping

    Housekeeping

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    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...

    Housekeeping
  • 1981
    Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl

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    A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

    Gregory's Girl
  • 1984
    Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

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    Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between...

    Comfort and Joy
  • 1980
    That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

    That Sinking Feeling

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    Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea. He has noticed that stainless...

    That Sinking Feeling
  • 1989
    Breaking In

    Breaking In

    Breaking In

    5.51989HD

    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...

    Breaking In
  • 1986

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

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

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    An interview for Scottish television of film director Bill Forsyth

  • 1999
    Gregory's Two Girls

    Gregory's Two Girls

    Gregory's Two Girls

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    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...

    Gregory's Two Girls
  • 1983
    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'

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    A documentary about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."

    The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
  • 1985
    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    01985HD

    A look at the career of Oscar-winning cameraman Chris Menges. Filmed on location of 'Comfort and Joy'. Chris Menges discusses his early career in...

    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
  • 2010
    The Beast Pageant

    The Beast Pageant

    The Beast Pageant

    9.52010HD

    Abraham lives deep in the heart of an industrial wasteland. His only companion is a giant machine. Inside the machine is a man and a woman who take...

    The Beast Pageant
  • 1971
    Glasgow 1980

    Glasgow 1980

    Glasgow 1980

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    A documentary, edited by Bill Forsyth, promoting the proposed development of Glasgow in the 1970s.

    Glasgow 1980
  • 1969
    KH-4

    KH-4

    KH-4

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    A young artist struggles to seek inspiration from a slowly crumbling cityscape. Moving Image Archive: http://movingimage.nls.uk/film/3631

    KH-4
  • 1971
    Island of the Big Cloth

    Island of the Big Cloth

    Island of the Big Cloth

    01971HD

    The story of Harris Tweed and its Hebridean homeland.

    Island of the Big Cloth
  • 1966
    The Smiths in Scotland

    The Smiths in Scotland

    The Smiths in Scotland

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    A look at English people who have made their home in Scotland.

    The Smiths in Scotland
  • 1970
    Mirror

    Mirror

    Mirror

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    A young would-be writer searches the street of Glasgow for his missing girlfriend.

    Mirror
  • 1983
    The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

    The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

    The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

    01983HD

    Documentary for Scottish television about the making of Bill Forsyth's 1983 film "Local Hero."

    The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
  • 1981
    Andrina

    Andrina

    Andrina

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    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...

    Andrina
  • 1974
    Polar Power

    Polar Power

    Polar Power

    01974HD

    A look at the manufacture and use of Polar diesel engines.

    Polar Power