Comedy ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1983 · 1h 51m

Local Hero

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Director
Bill Forsyth
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
Crew
Chris Menges — Director of Photography Michael Bradsell — Editor Mark Knopfler — Original Music Composer Bill Forsyth — Screenplay David Puttnam — Producer Roger Murray-Leach — Production Design
Tagline

THE STORY OF AN ORDINARY MAN IN AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Local Hero — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
small townpetrolscotlandvillage lifevillagefolk musichouston, texasoilrabbitmillionaireblack goldseaside town
Key Collaborators
Bill Forsyth Director Chris Menges Director of Photography Michael Bradsell Editor Mark Knopfler Original Music Composer Bill Forsyth Screenplay David Puttnam Producer Roger Murray-Leach Production Design
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