Local Hero poster

Local Hero( 1983)

TV-MAComedyDrama
67%
User
Score

Overview

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 Billed Cast

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      Burt Lancaster

      Felix Happer

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      Peter Riegert

      Mac

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      Denis Lawson

      Urquhart

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      Fulton Mackay

      Ben

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      Peter Capaldi

      Oldsen

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      Jennifer Black

      Stella

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      Jenny Seagrove

      Marina

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      Norman Chancer

      Moritz

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      Rikki Fulton

      Geddes

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      Alex Norton

      Watt

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      Christopher Rozycki

      Victor

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      Gyearbuor Asante

      Rev Macpherson

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      John M. Jackson

      Cal

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      Dan Ammerman

      Donaldson

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      Tam Dean Burn

      Roddy

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      John Gordon Sinclair

      Ricky

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      Caroline Guthrie

      Pauline

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      Jimmy Yuill

      Iain

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      Karen Douglas

      Mrs Wyatt

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      Kenny Ireland

      Skipper

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      Sandra Voe

      Mrs Fraser

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      Harlan Jordan

      Fountain

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      Charles Kearney

      Peter

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      David Mowat

      Gideon

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      John Poland

      Anderson

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      Ann Scott-Jones

      Linda Fraser

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      Ian Stewart

      Mr Bulloch

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      Jonathan Watson

      Jonathan

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      Dave Anderson

      Fraser

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      Ray Jeffries

      Andrew

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      James Kennedy

      Edward

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      Willie Joss

      Sandy

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      Tanya Ticktin

      Russian Girl

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      Edith Ruddick

      Old Lady

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      Betty Macey

      Switchboard Operator

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      Michelle McCarel

      Switchboard Operator

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      Anne Thompson

      Switchboard Operator

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      Brian Rowan

      Ace Tone

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      Mark Winchester

      Ace Tone

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      Alan Clark

      Ace Tone

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      Alan Darby

      Ace Tone

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      Roddy Murray

      Ace Tone

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      Dale Winchester

      Ace Tone

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      Luke Coulter

      Baby

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      Buddy Quaid

      Crabbe

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 08 2023
    Burt Lancaster is the multi-millionaire oil magnate "Felix Happer" who despatches one of his minions (Peter Riegert) to Scotland to buy up a village to turn it into an oil refinery. Once he arrives, he is taken for a bit of a ride by the canny locals as they try to milk him for as much cash as they can. In the days before cell phones; he has to call his boss from the phone box reporting his lack of progress and some astronomical sightings until eventually Happer comes over himself and immediately strikes up a rapport with Fulton Mackay who lives on the beach (and who is steadfastly refusing to ...

    Media

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4200000.00

    Revenue

    5900000.00

    Keywords

    • small town
    • petrol
    • scotland
    • village life
    • village
    • houston
    • oil
    • rabbit
    • millionaire
    • black gold
    • seaside town
    • aurora borealis