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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.
Apr 29, 1983 · Local Hero: Directed by Bill Forsyth. With Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Denis Lawson. An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
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Local Hero. Here is a small film to treasure, a loving, funny, understated portrait of a small Scottish town and its encounter with a giant oil company. The town is tucked away in a sparkling little bay, and is so small that everybody is well aware of everybody else's foibles.
Up-and-coming Houston oil executive "Mac" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) gets more than he bargained for when a seemingly simple business trip to Scotland changes his outlook on life.
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Local Hero (1983) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oil billionaire Happer sends Mac to a remote Scottish village to secure the property rights for an oil refinery they want to build. Mac teams up with Danny and starts the negotiations, the locals are keen to get their hands on the 'Silver Dollar' and can't believe their luck.
