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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.
- Dbdumonteil
- 2 min
- Bill Forsyth
- 271
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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- 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 ...
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.
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. 2,636 IMDb 7.3 1 h 51 min 1983. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Drama · Whimsical · Fun. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. SD $3.99 $3.59. Buy. SD $9.99.
