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<p><b>William David „Bill“ Forsyth</b> (* <a href="29._Juli" title="29. Juli">29. Juli</a> <a href="1946" title="1946">1946</a> in <a href="Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>) ist ein <a href="Schottland" title="Schottland">schottischer</a> <a href="Filmregisseur" title="Filmregisseur">Filmregisseur</a> und <a href="Drehbuchautor" title="Drehbuchautor">Drehbuchautor</a>. Seine Karriere startete er mit der Produktion von Dokumentar- und Industriefilmen<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, bevor er 1979 mit <i>That Sinking Feeling</i> seinen ersten Spielfilm drehte<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. Besondere Bekanntheit erlangte seine Komödie <i><a href="Local_Hero" title="Local Hero">Local Hero</a>.</i>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmographie">Filmographie</h2></div>
<ul><li>1979: That Sinking Feeling – Ein ganz schön beschissenes Gefühl</li>
<li>1980: <a href="Gregory%E2%80%99s_Girl" title="Gregory’s Girl">Gregory’s Girl</a></li>
<li>1982: <a href="Local_Hero" title="Local Hero">Local Hero</a></li>
<li>1984: <a href="Comfort_and_Joy" title="Comfort and Joy">Comfort and Joy</a></li>
<li>1987: Housekeeping – Das Auge des Sees (<i>Housekeeping</i>)</li>
<li>1989: <a href="Die_Traumt%C3%A4nzer" title="Die Traumtänzer">Die Traumtänzer</a> (<i>Breaking in</i>)</li>
<li>1994: <a href="Wer_hat_meine_Familie_geklaut%3F" title="Wer hat meine Familie geklaut?">Wer hat meine Familie geklaut?</a> (<i>Being Human</i>)</li>
<li>1999: Gregory’s Two Girls</li></ul>
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<p>Forsyth erhielt zweimal den <a href="British_Academy_Film_Award" title="British Academy Film Award">BAFTA Award</a>: 1982 für das beste Drehbuch (<i><a href="Gregory%E2%80%99s_Girl" title="Gregory’s Girl">Gregory’s Girl</a></i>) und 1984 für die beste Regie (<i><a href="Local_Hero" title="Local Hero">Local Hero</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287025/">Bill Forsyth</a> bei <a href="IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2004/great-directors/forsyth/">Christopher Meir: <i>Bill Forsyth</i></a> bei Senses of Cinema (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/514284/index.html">Martin Hunt: <i>Forsyth, Bill</i></a> bei <a href="British_Film_Institute" title="British Film Institute">BFI</a> Screenonline (englisch)</li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.prisma.de/59660"><i>Bill Forsyth.</i></a> In: <i><a href="Prisma_(Fernsehzeitschrift)" title="Prisma (Fernsehzeitschrift)">prisma</a>.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 5. Juli 2021</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABill+Forsyth&rft.title=Bill+Forsyth&rft.description=Bill+Forsyth&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prisma.de%2F59660"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.imdb.de/title/tt0080012/combined">Detailangaben zu <i>That Sinking Feeling</i></a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287025/awards">Auszeichnungen für <i>Bill Forsyth</i></a></span>
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