Local Hero

Local Hero

111 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 17, 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.

Local Hero

111 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 17, 1983

Local Hero
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Goldcrest, Enigma Productions
Original title Local Hero
Directors Bill Forsyth, Jonathan Benson
Writers Bill Forsyth

Cast

Peter Riegert

as Mac

Denis Lawson

as Urquhart

Fulton Mackay

as Ben

Peter Capaldi

as Oldsen

Jennifer Black

as Stella

Jenny Seagrove

as Marina

Burt Lancaster

as Felix Happer

Norman Chancer

as Moritz

Rikki Fulton

as Geddes

Alex Norton

as Watt

Gyearbuor Asante

as Rev Macpherson

Dan Ammerman

as Donaldson

Tam Dean Burn

as Roddy

Caroline Guthrie

as Pauline

Jimmy Yuill

as Iain

Karen Douglas

as Mrs Wyatt

Kenny Ireland

as Skipper

Sandra Voe

as Mrs Fraser

Harlan Jordan

as Fountain

Charles Kearney

as Peter

David Mowat

as Gideon

John Poland

as Anderson

Ann Scott-Jones

as Linda Fraser

Ian Stewart

as Mr Bulloch

Jonathan Watson

as Jonathan

Dave Anderson

as Fraser

Ray Jeffries

as Andrew

James Kennedy

as Edward

Willie Joss

as Sandy

Buddy Quaid

as Crabbe

Tanya Ticktin

as Russian Girl

Edith Ruddick

as Old Lady

Betty Macey

as Switchboard Operator

Michelle McCarel

as Switchboard Operator

Anne Thompson

as Switchboard Operator

Brian Rowan

as Ace Tone

Mark Winchester

as Ace Tone

Alan Clark

as Ace Tone

Alan Darby

as Ace Tone

Roddy Murray

as Ace Tone

Dale Winchester

as Ace Tone

Luke Coulter

as Baby