Local Hero (1983)
Local Hero (1983)
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Plot.
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.
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Streaming in:πΊπΈ United States
This Movie Is About.
scotlandΒ Β·Β
small townΒ Β·Β
village lifeΒ Β·Β
millionaireΒ Β·Β
villageΒ Β·Β
seaside townΒ Β·Β
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petrolΒ Β·Β
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Cast & Crew.
![Burt Lancaster](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/15303-burt-lancaster.webp)
Burt Lancaster
Felix Happer
![Peter Riegert](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/42929-peter-riegert.webp)
Peter Riegert
Mac
![Fulton Mackay](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/63465-fulton-mackay.webp)
Fulton Mackay
Ben Knox
![Denis Lawson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/516-denis-lawson.webp)
Denis Lawson
Gordon Urquhart
![Norman Chancer](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/637-norman-chancer.webp)
Norman Chancer
Moritz
![Peter Capaldi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33614-peter-capaldi.webp)
Peter Capaldi
Oldsen
![Rikki Fulton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/61262-rikki-fulton.webp)
Rikki Fulton
Geddes
![Alex Norton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3508-alex-norton.webp)
Alex Norton
Watt
![Jenny Seagrove](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/37233-jenny-seagrove.webp)
Jenny Seagrove
Marina
![Jennifer Black](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/260373-jennifer-black.webp)
Jennifer Black
Stella Urquhart
![Christopher Rozycki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/58183-christopher-rozycki.webp)
Christopher Rozycki
Victor
![Bill Forsyth](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/64053-bill-forsyth.webp)
Bill Forsyth
Director
![Gyearbuor Asante](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Gyearbuor Asante
Rev Macpherson
![John M. Jackson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/30505-john-m-jackson.webp)
John M. Jackson
Cal
![David Puttnam](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/200009-david-puttnam.webp)
David Puttnam
Producer
![Dan Ammerman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Dan Ammerman
Donaldson
![Tam Dean Burn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/55902-tam-dean-burn.webp)
Tam Dean Burn
Roddy
![Mark Knopfler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/96125-mark-knopfler.webp)
Mark Knopfler
Composer
![Chris Menges](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/292438-chris-menges.webp)
Chris Menges
Cinematographer
![John Gordon Sinclair](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/64054-john-gordon-sinclair.webp)
John Gordon Sinclair
Ricky
![Michael Bradsell](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michael Bradsell
Editor
![Caroline Guthrie](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/171975-caroline-guthrie.webp)
Caroline Guthrie
Pauline
![Roger Murray-Leach](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Roger Murray-Leach
ProductionDesigner
![Jimmy Yuill](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/44923-jimmy-yuill.webp)
Jimmy Yuill
Iain
![Karen Douglas](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Karen Douglas
Mrs Wyatt
![Kenny Ireland](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/80947-kenny-ireland.webp)
Kenny Ireland
Skipper
![Sandra Voe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2356-sandra-voe.webp)
Sandra Voe
Mrs Fraser
![Harlan Jordan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Harlan Jordan
Fountain
![Charles Kearney](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Charles Kearney
Peter
![David Mowat](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David Mowat
Gideon
![John Poland](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Poland
Anderson
![Ann Scott-Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ann Scott-Jones
Linda Fraser
![Ian Stewart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/556891-ian-stewart.webp)
Ian Stewart
Mr Bulloch
![Jonathan Watson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/171976-jonathan-watson.webp)
Jonathan Watson
Jonathan
![Dave Anderson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/224942-dave-anderson.webp)
Dave Anderson
Fraser
![Ray Jeffries](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ray Jeffries
Andrew
![James Kennedy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
James Kennedy
Edward
![Willie Joss](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/504968-willie-joss.webp)
Willie Joss
Sandy
![Tanya Ticktin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tanya Ticktin
Russian Girl
![Edith Ruddick](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Edith Ruddick
Old Lady
![Betty Macey](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Betty Macey
Switchboard Operator
![Michelle McCarel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Michelle McCarel
Switchboard Operator
![Anne Thompson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Anne Thompson
Switchboard Operator
![Brian Rowan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Brian Rowan
Ace Tone
![Mark Winchester](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mark Winchester
Ace Tone
![Alan Clark](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alan Clark
Ace Tone
![Alan Darby](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alan Darby
Ace Tone
![Roddy Murray](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Roddy Murray
Ace Tone
Media.
![Local Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/13862-local-hero.webp)
![Local Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/13862-local-hero.webp)
![Local Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/2/13862-local-hero.webp)
![Local Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/3/13862-local-hero.webp)
![Local Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/4/13862-local-hero.webp)
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![Local Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/7/13862-local-hero.webp)
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![Local Hero](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/15/13862-local-hero.webp)
Details.
Release DateFebruary 17, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Content RatingPG
Budget$4,200,000
Box Office$5,900,000
Genres
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Wiki.
Local Hero is a 1983 Scottish comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Peter Riegert, Peter Capaldi, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay and Burt Lancaster. Produced by David Puttnam, the film is about an American oil company representative who is sent to the fictional village of Ferness on the west coast of Scotland to purchase the town and surrounding property for his company. For his work on the film, Forsyth won the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Direction.
A stage musical adaptation received its world premiere in 2019. In the same year a Criterion Collection DVD/Blu-ray was released in September.
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