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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 · 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.
- Bill Forsyth
- 271
- 2 min
1983, Comedy, 1h 50m. 41 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. A charmingly low-key character study brought to life by a tremendously talented cast, Local Hero is as humorous...
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- Bill Forsyth
- PG
- Burt Lancaster
A small Scottish fishing village faces a giant oil company and a young American who falls in love with its charms. Roger Ebert praises the low-key humor and the human characters of this charming film by Bill Forsyth, starring Burt Lancaster and Peter Riegert.
May 17, 2023 · Bill Forsyth’s happy-sad tale about a fishing village under threat from US oil money is as wonderful as ever, with standout turns from Burt Lancaster and youthful Peter Capaldi. Peter Bradshaw ...
Local Hero (1983) Peter Riegert and Burt Lancaster star in Bill Forsyth's whimsical comedy of an oil company's attempted buyout of a Scottish seaport. 2,614 IMDb 7.3 1 h 51 min 1983. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Drama · Whimsical · Fun. Available to rent or buy. Rent. SD $3.99. Buy. SD $9.99.
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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.
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