Movie·1983·1h 51m
Local Hero
THE STORY OF AN ORDINARY MAN IN AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE.
Country
United Kingdom
Language
Russian
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The Story
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.
Producer
David Puttnam
Cinematography
Chris Menges
Music
Mark Knopfler
Editor
Michael Bradsell
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
397 votes
Where to watch
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// cast
Cast
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
Rikki Fulton
Geddes
Alex Norton
Watt
Christopher Rozycki
Victor
Gyearbuor Asante
Rev Macpherson
John M. Jackson
Cal
Dan Ammerman
Donaldson
Tam Dean Burn
Roddy
John Gordon Sinclair
Ricky
Caroline Guthrie
Pauline
Jimmy Yuill
Iain
// crew
Crew
Bill Forsyth
Director, Screenplay
David Puttnam
Producer
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Mark Knopfler
Original Music Composer
Michael Bradsell
Editor
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