Local Hero (1983)
THE STORY OF AN ORDINARY MAN IN AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE.
1983 · PG · 1h 51m · Comedy, Drama
Genres: Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Bill Forsyth
Writers: Bill Forsyth
Music by: Mark Knopfler
Cinematography: Chris Menges
Editor: Michael Bradsell
Box office: $6M · Budget: $4M · Rated 6.8/10 by 410 viewers
Cast
Burt Lancaster as Felix HapperPeter Riegert as "Mac" MacIntyreDenis Lawson as Gordon UrquhartFulton Mackay as Ben KnoxPeter Capaldi as Danny OldsenJennifer Black as Stella UrquhartJenny Seagrove as MarinaNorman Chancer as MoritzRikki Fulton as GeddesAlex Norton as WattChristopher Rozycki as VictorGyearbuor Asante as Rev MacphersonMore like this
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