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Local Hero

Local Hero
★ 6.8/10•1983•1h 51m•PG•Comedy•Drama

A BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE... A RICH OIL MAN WANTS TO DEVELOP IT. A POOR BEACH BUM WANTS TO LIVE ON IT. AN ENTIRE TOWN WANTS TO PROFIT BY IT. AND A REAL-LIVE MERMAID WANTS TO SAVE IT... ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL GET THEIR WAY.

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.

Bill Forsyth · Director

Bill Forsyth · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 51m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 17, 1983
Budget$4,200,000
Revenue$5,900,000

Actors

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Felix Happer

Peter Riegert

Peter Riegert

"Mac" MacIntyre

Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

Gordon Urquhart

Fulton Mackay

Fulton Mackay

Ben Knox

Peter Capaldi

Peter Capaldi

Danny Oldsen

Jennifer Black

Jennifer Black

Stella Urquhart

Jenny Seagrove

Jenny Seagrove

Marina

Norman Chancer

Norman Chancer

Moritz

Rikki Fulton

Rikki Fulton

Geddes

Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Watt

Christopher Rozycki

Christopher Rozycki

Victor

Gyearbuor Asante

Rev Macpherson

John M. Jackson

John M. Jackson

Cal

Dan Ammerman

Donaldson

Tam Dean Burn

Tam Dean Burn

Roddy

John Gordon Sinclair

John Gordon Sinclair

Ricky

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