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Local Hero
Local Hero

Local Hero

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ComedyDrama

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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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Budget

$4200000

Revenue

$5900000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

17 February 1983

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

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

John Gordon Sinclair

John Gordon Sinclair

Ricky

Caroline Guthrie

Caroline Guthrie

Pauline

Jimmy Yuill

Jimmy Yuill

Iain

Karen Douglas

Karen Douglas

Mrs Wyatt

Kenny Ireland

Kenny Ireland

Skipper

Sandra Voe

Sandra Voe

Mrs Fraser

Harlan Jordan

Harlan Jordan

Fountain

Charles Kearney

Charles Kearney

Peter

David Mowat

David Mowat

Gideon

John Poland

John Poland

Anderson

Ann Scott-Jones

Ann Scott-Jones

Linda Fraser

Ian Stewart

Ian Stewart

Mr Bulloch

Jonathan Watson

Jonathan Watson

Jonathan

Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson

Fraser

Ray Jeffries

Ray Jeffries

Andrew

James Kennedy

James Kennedy

Edward

Willie Joss

Willie Joss

Sandy

Tanya Ticktin

Tanya Ticktin

Russian Girl

Edith Ruddick

Edith Ruddick

Old Lady

Betty Macey

Betty Macey

Switchboard Operator

Michelle McCarel

Michelle McCarel

Switchboard Operator

Anne Thompson

Anne Thompson

Switchboard Operator

Brian Rowan

Brian Rowan

Ace Tone

Mark Winchester

Mark Winchester

Ace Tone

Alan Clark

Alan Clark

Ace Tone

Alan Darby

Alan Darby

Ace Tone

Roddy Murray

Roddy Murray

Ace Tone

Dale Winchester

Dale Winchester

Ace Tone

Luke Coulter

Luke Coulter

Baby

Buddy Quaid

Buddy Quaid

Crabbe

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