Feb 17, 1983
111 min
Full-HD

Local Hero (1983)

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.

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Enigma Productions Goldcrest Celandine Films

Burt Lancaster

Felix Happer

Peter Riegert

"Mac" MacIntyre

Denis Lawson

Gordon Urquhart

Fulton Mackay

Ben Knox

Peter Capaldi

Danny Oldsen

Jennifer Black

Stella Urquhart

Jenny Seagrove

Marina

Norman Chancer

Moritz

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