Local Hero

Local Hero

★ 6.8IMDb Score
Released:1983-02-17
Duration:111 min
Director:Bill Forsyth
Actors:Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Peter Capaldi
Production:Enigma Productions, Goldcrest Films International, Celandine Films

Overview:

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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