Local Hero

Feb 17, 1983

1h 51m

★ 6.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Enigma Productions

Goldcrest

Celandine Films

Local Hero Trailers

Cast

Felix Happer

Burt Lancaster

"Mac" MacIntyre

Peter Riegert

Gordon Urquhart

Denis Lawson

Ben Knox

Fulton Mackay

Danny Oldsen

Peter Capaldi

Stella Urquhart

Jennifer Black

Marina

Jenny Seagrove

Moritz

Norman Chancer

Geddes

Rikki Fulton

Watt

Alex Norton

Victor

Christopher Rozycki

Rev Macpherson

Gyearbuor Asante

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