CinemaOSMovie · 1983 · 1h 51m · PG
Local Hero

A BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE... A RICH OIL MAN WANTS TO DEVELOP IT. A POOR BEACH BUM WANTS TO LIVE ON IT. AN ENTIRE TOWN WANTS TO PROFIT BY IT. AND A REAL-LIVE MERMAID WANTS TO SAVE IT... ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL GET THEIR WAY.

68%(424)IMDbComedyDrama

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.

Directed byBill Forsyth

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
EN
Released
February 17, 1983
Budget
$4,200,000
Revenue
$5,900,000
Studios
Goldcrest Films InternationalEnigma ProductionsCelandine Films

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Local Hero (1983) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Local Hero (1983) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Local Hero - Trailer

Local Hero - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Bill Forsyth
Bill Forsyth
Written by
Bill Forsyth
Bill Forsyth
Produced by
David Puttnam
David Puttnam

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