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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. 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 ...
Roger Ebert April 15, 1983. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
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.
Rent Local Hero on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. A charmingly low-key character study brought to life by a tremendously talented cast, Local...
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Local Hero. Summaries. 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. Oil billionaire Happer sends Mac to a remote Scottish village to secure the property rights for an oil refinery they want to build.
Oct 19, 2022 · Oct 19, 2022 3:03pm PT. ‘Local Hero’ Review: A Sweetly Delightful New Musical, Despite Lackluster Songs. By David Benedict. Manuel Harlan. Charm, a sadly rare theatrical quality, is scarcely a...
May 17, 2023 · Peter Bradshaw. Wed 17 May 2023 08.00 EDT. B ill Forsyth’s wonderfully wistful and charming comedy is rereleased after 40 years, and its happy-sad aroma is still as pungent as ever.
