Local Hero (1983)

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.

Directed by Bill Forsyth1h 51mComedy,Drama

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.

Rated
PG
Year
1983
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
17 February 1983
TMDB
6.8 (418)
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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
G
Gyearbuor Asante
Rev Macpherson
John M. Jackson
John M. Jackson
Cal
D
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
K
Karen Douglas
Mrs Wyatt
Kenny Ireland
Kenny Ireland
Skipper
Sandra Voe
Sandra Voe
Mrs Fraser
H
Harlan Jordan
Fountain
C
Charles Kearney
Peter
D
David Mowat
Gideon
J
John Poland
Anderson
A
Ann Scott-Jones
Linda Fraser
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart
Mr Bulloch
Jonathan Watson
Jonathan Watson
Jonathan
Dave Anderson
Dave Anderson
Fraser
R
Ray Jeffries
Andrew
J
James Kennedy
Edward
Willie Joss
Willie Joss
Sandy
T
Tanya Ticktin
Russian Girl
E
Edith Ruddick
Old Lady
B
Betty Macey
Switchboard Operator
M
Michelle McCarel
Switchboard Operator
A
Anne Thompson
Switchboard Operator
B
Brian Rowan
Ace Tone
M
Mark Winchester
Ace Tone
A
Alan Clark
Ace Tone
A
Alan Darby
Ace Tone
R
Roddy Murray
Ace Tone
D
Dale Winchester
Ace Tone
L
Luke Coulter
Baby
B
Buddy Quaid
Crabbe

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