Film
Local Hero
1983· PG· 1h 51m· Comedy· Drama
“THE STORY OF AN ORDINARY MAN IN AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE.”
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.
1983-02-17
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Key Crew
DirectorBill Forsyth
ScreenplayBill Forsyth
ProducerDavid Puttnam
Director of PhotographyChris Menges
Original Music ComposerMark Knopfler
EditorMichael Bradsell
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 32 crew)
Details
Released1983-02-17
Runtime1h 51m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosEnigma Productions · Goldcrest · Celandine Films
Budget$4M
Box office$6M
LanguagesRussian · Japanese · English
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.8/10 · 408 votes
Original languageen
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