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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.
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.
Where to watch Local Hero
Local Hero is streaming in the US on Howdy and YouTube Free.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Felix Happer
- Peter Riegert as "Mac" MacIntyre
- Denis Lawson as Gordon Urquhart
- Fulton Mackay as Ben Knox
- Peter Capaldi as Danny Oldsen
- Jennifer Black as Stella Urquhart
- Jenny Seagrove as Marina
- Norman Chancer as Moritz
- Rikki Fulton as Geddes
- Alex Norton as Watt
- Christopher Rozycki as Victor
- Gyearbuor Asante as Rev Macpherson
Details
- Director
- Bill Forsyth
- Released
- February 17, 1983
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Studio
- Enigma Productions, Goldcrest Films International and Celandine Films
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.8 / 10 from 420 votes
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