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Local Hero

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Local Hero

4.2

(215)

Rating

PG

Duration

1h 51m

Year

1983

Language

English

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Peter Riegert and Burt Lancaster star in Bill Forsyth's whimsical comedy of an oil company's attempted buyout of a Scottish seaport.

Related Subjects

Romance
Romantic Comedy
Comedy

Extended Details

Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Bill ForsythDirector

Bill ForsythWriter

David PuttnamProducer

Burt LancasterActor

Peter RiegertActor

Fulton MackayActor

Peter CapaldiActor

Alex NortonActor

Jenny SeagroveActor

John JacksonActor