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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 ...
- £3 million or £2.6 million
- Mark Knopfler
- 17 February 1983 (US)
Apr 29, 1983 · A Scottish village faces a dilemma when an American oil company offers to buy it for a refinery project. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read user and critic reviews of this 1983 film directed by Bill Forsyth.
- Bill Forsyth
- 2 min
A small Scottish town faces a giant oil company's offer to buy its land and beach. The film is a witty and humorous portrait of human nature, with Burt Lancaster as the eccentric billionaire and Peter Riegert as the American negotiator.
A comedy about an American oil company trying to buy a Scottish village for a refinery. The deal is complicated by the locals' secret agenda, the eccentric owner's therapy, and a mysterious hermit on the beach.
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. Sent by his ...
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- Bill Forsyth
- PG
- Burt Lancaster
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Watch or buy Local Hero, a movie about an American oil company trying to buy a Scottish village for a refinery. Starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, and Denis Lawson.
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