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Local Hero

Local Hero

1983·Movie·1h 51mPG

Comedy, Drama

6.8 / 10 (425 votes)

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.

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 by
Bill Forsyth
Original language
English
Released
17 February 1983

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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

  • GA

    Gyearbuor Asante

    Rev Macpherson