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Local Hero
Genres
ComedyDrama
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.
Details
Budget
$4200000
Revenue
$5900000
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
1983-02-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
372
Vote Average
6.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Burt Lancaster
Felix Happer
Peter Riegert
"Mac" MacIntyre
Denis Lawson
Gordon Urquhart
Fulton Mackay
Ben Knox
Peter Capaldi
Danny Oldsen
Jennifer Black
Stella Urquhart
Jenny Seagrove
Marina
Norman Chancer
Moritz
Rikki Fulton
Geddes
Alex Norton
Watt
Christopher Rozycki
Victor
Gyearbuor Asante
Rev Macpherson
John M. Jackson
Cal
Dan Ammerman
Donaldson
Tam Dean Burn
Roddy
John Gordon Sinclair
Ricky
Caroline Guthrie
Pauline
Jimmy Yuill
Iain
Karen Douglas
Mrs Wyatt
Kenny Ireland
Skipper
Sandra Voe
Mrs Fraser
Harlan Jordan
Fountain
Charles Kearney
Peter
David Mowat
Gideon
John Poland
Anderson
Ann Scott-Jones
Linda Fraser
Ian Stewart
Mr Bulloch
Jonathan Watson
Jonathan
Dave Anderson
Fraser
Ray Jeffries
Andrew
James Kennedy
Edward
Willie Joss
Sandy
Tanya Ticktin
Russian Girl
Edith Ruddick
Old Lady
Betty Macey
Switchboard Operator
Michelle McCarel
Switchboard Operator
Anne Thompson
Switchboard Operator
Brian Rowan
Ace Tone
Mark Winchester
Ace Tone
Alan Clark
Ace Tone
Alan Darby
Ace Tone
Roddy Murray
Ace Tone
Dale Winchester
Ace Tone
Luke Coulter
Baby
Buddy Quaid
Crabbe
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