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Local Hero (1983)

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DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 1, 1999
• R2: 19 Feb 2001

MPAA Rating
PG

Running Time
1 hour, 51 minutes

Country UK

Studio Enigma Productions, Goldcrest Films International, Warner Brothers

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• Local Hero (1983)



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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Culture Clash, Sea

Plot: A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. One of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell. A warm, acclaimed comedy from writer/director Forsyth (GREGORY'S GIRL).

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 Directed by
Bill Forsyth
Gregory's Girl, Being Human, Housekeeping
 Written by
Bill Forsyth
Gregory's Girl, Being Human, Housekeeping
 Cast
Burt Lancaster
Field of Dreams, From Here to Eternity, Atlantic City
Peter Riegert
Traffic, The Mask, Animal House
Fulton Mackay
Water, Britannia Hospital, Defence of the Realm
Denis Lawson
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Norman Chancer
The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean, Victor/Victoria, Outland
Peter Capaldi
Dangerous Liaisons, Bean, Max
Rikki Fulton
Gorky Park, Comfort and Joy
[more]
 Music By
Guy Fletcher
Spirit Trap, Tooth, Niagara Motel
Mark Knopfler
The Princess Bride, Wag the Dog, Last Exit to Brooklyn



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