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.
Director:
Bill Forsyth
Writer:
Bill Forsyth
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Burt Lancaster as Felix Happer |
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Peter Riegert as "Mac" MacIntyre |
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Denis Lawson as Gordon Urquhart |
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Fulton Mackay as Ben Knox |
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Peter Capaldi as Danny Oldsen |
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Jennifer Black as Stella Urquhart |
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Jenny Seagrove as Marina |
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Norman Chancer as Moritz |
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Rikki Fulton as Geddes |
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Alex Norton as Watt |
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Christopher Rozycki as Victor |
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Gyearbuor Asante as Rev Macpherson |
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John M. Jackson as Cal |
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Dan Ammerman as Donaldson |
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Tam Dean Burn as Roddy |
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John Gordon Sinclair as Ricky |
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Caroline Guthrie as Pauline |
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Jimmy Yuill as Iain |
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Karen Douglas as Mrs Wyatt |
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Kenny Ireland as Skipper |
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Sandra Voe as Mrs Fraser |
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Harlan Jordan as Fountain |
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Charles Kearney as Peter |
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David Mowat as Gideon |
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John Poland as Anderson |
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Ann Scott-Jones as Linda Fraser |
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Ian Stewart as Mr Bulloch |
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Jonathan Watson as Jonathan |
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Dave Anderson as Fraser |
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Ray Jeffries as Andrew |
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James Kennedy as Edward |
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Willie Joss as Sandy |
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Tanya Ticktin as Russian Girl |
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Edith Ruddick as Old Lady |
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Betty Macey as Switchboard Operator |
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Michelle McCarel as Switchboard Operator |
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Anne Thompson as Switchboard Operator |
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Brian Rowan as Ace Tone |
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Mark Winchester as Ace Tone |
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Alan Clark as Ace Tone |
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Alan Darby as Ace Tone |
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Roddy Murray as Ace Tone |
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Dale Winchester as Ace Tone |
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Luke Coulter as Baby |
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Buddy Quaid as Crabbe |
| Directing | Bill Forsyth | Director |
| Production | David Puttnam | Producer |
| Sound | Mark Knopfler | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Chris Menges | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Bradsell | Editor |
| Production | Iain Smith | Associate Producer |
| Art | Roger Murray-Leach | Production Design |
| Art | Adrienne Atkinson | Art Direction |
| Art | Frank Walsh | Art Direction |
| Art | Ian Watson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Jonathan Benson | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Arthur Wicks | Property Master |
| Sound | Mike Tucker | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Michael Coulter | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jim Howe | First Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Bill Forsyth | Screenplay |
| Directing | Matthew Binns | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Melvin Lind | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Roy Carnell | Special Effects |
| Crew | Stuart Galloway | Special Effects |
| Crew | Peter Hutchinson | Special Effects |
| Crew | Patrick McColgan | Special Effects |
| Crew | Peter Skehan | Special Effects |
| Crew | Wally Veevers | Special Effects |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Sound | Allan Brereton | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Louis Kramer | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Lionel Strutt | ADR Mixer |
| Crew | Roy Hansford | Carpenter |
| Art | Bill Stark | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Sutton | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tommie Manderson | Makeup Supervisor |