FILM · Comedy

Local Hero

Name: Local Hero
Director: Bill Forsyth
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1983

1983 · 1h 51m · ★ 7.3 · PG

An American oil man flies to a tiny Scottish village to buy the whole place — and slowly forgets why he ever wanted to leave. Bill Forsyth’s gentlest comedy, full of northern lights and quiet ache.

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Cast & Crew

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

Details

Director: Bill Forsyth
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson
Genre: Comedy
Release: 1983
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 1h 51m