Local Hero (1983)
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.
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Peter RiegertMac
Fulton MackayBen
Denis LawsonUrquhart
Norman ChancerMoritz
Peter CapaldiOldsen
Burt LancasterFelix Happer
Rikki FultonGeddes
Alex NortonWatt
Jenny SeagroveMarina
Jennifer BlackStella
Christopher RozyckiVictorGyearbuor AsanteRev MacphersonKeywords
Small townVillageSeaside townRabbitOil companyMillionaireScotlandPetrolHoustonAurora borealisVillage life
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinitySmall Town · Village · Seaside TownDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference262180Actor preference86612 · 262150 · 8162Country preferenceGb
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What is Local Hero about?
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.
How long is Local Hero?
Local Hero has a runtime of 111 minutes.
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