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Local Hero

19831h 51m6.8/ 10 · TMDB · 423 votes
ComedyDrama

An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.

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Directed by Bill Forsyth

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster

Felix Happer

Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert

"Mac" MacIntyre

Denis Lawson
Denis Lawson

Gordon Urquhart

Fulton Mackay
Fulton Mackay

Ben Knox

Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi

Danny Oldsen

Jennifer Black
Jennifer Black

Stella Urquhart

Jenny Seagrove
Jenny Seagrove

Marina

Norman Chancer
Norman Chancer

Moritz

Rikki Fulton
Rikki Fulton

Geddes

Alex Norton
Alex Norton

Watt

Christopher Rozycki

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Film details

Released17 Feb 1983
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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