Local Hero

Local Hero

6.8(0.4K)
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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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
Christopher Rozycki
Victor
Gyearbuor Asante
Gyearbuor Asante
Rev Macpherson
John M. Jackson
John M. Jackson
Cal
Dan Ammerman
Dan Ammerman
Donaldson
Tam Dean Burn
Tam Dean Burn
Roddy

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Release dateFeb 17 1983

Runtime1 hour 51 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesRussian, Japanese, English

Production companiesEnigma Productions, Goldcrest, Celandine Films

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