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Local Hero
6.84241983111 min

Local Hero

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.

ComedyDrama

Director: Bill Forsyth

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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.

Original title
Local Hero
Release date
1983-02-17
Original language
en
Budget
USD 4200000
Box office
USD 5900000

Cast

Burt Lancaster
Burt LancasterFelix Happer
Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert"Mac" MacIntyre
Denis Lawson
Denis LawsonGordon Urquhart
Fulton Mackay
Fulton MackayBen Knox
Peter Capaldi
Peter CapaldiDanny Oldsen
Jennifer Black
Jennifer BlackStella Urquhart
Jenny Seagrove
Jenny SeagroveMarina
Norman Chancer
Norman ChancerMoritz
Rikki Fulton
Rikki FultonGeddes
Alex Norton
Alex NortonWatt
Christopher Rozycki
Christopher RozyckiVictor
Gyearbuor Asante
Gyearbuor AsanteRev Macpherson
John M. Jackson
John M. JacksonCal
Dan Ammerman
Dan AmmermanDonaldson
Tam Dean Burn
Tam Dean BurnRoddy
John Gordon Sinclair
John Gordon SinclairRicky

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