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Movie

Local Hero

1983•1h 51m•6.8/10
  • Comedy
  • Drama

“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.

Top 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

Details

Director
Bill Forsyth
Budget
$4,200,000
Revenue
$5,900,000
Country
United Kingdom
Language
Russian, Japanese, English
Status
Released

Where to Watch

Streaming availability in the US.

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