At the end of production on Bill Forsyth’s ... arriving in the village. Forsyth had chosen Riegert to play Mac against other more obvious choices because the American was deadpan and a little ...

Puttnam and Forsyth had their eye on Lancaster to star in the film from get-go. "The first thing that Bill had said to me when he delivered the screenplay was, 'I'd like Burt Lancaster to play ...

When you search for “Scottish film director”, top of the list is Bill Forsyth ... Scotland,” Forsyth says. “I wasn’t trying to say something culturally about Scotland – I don’t know what Scotland ...

Forty years ago, Bill Forsyth's film warned us to consider the consequences of putting short-term gain ahead of the environment, writes Anthony Frajman. Few films have been as enduring as Local Hero.