Product Information
A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. One of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell.Product Identifiers
EAN0044007812020
eBay Product ID (ePID)3951708
Product Key Features
ActorDenis Lawson, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Jenny Seagrove, Burt Lancaster
Film/TV TitleLocal Hero
DirectorBill Forsyth
LanguageEnglish
Run Time107 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen
Release Year2001
FormatDVD
FeaturesInteractive Menus\Stills Gallery, Widescreen, Closed Caption
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerMark Knopfler
Additional InformationA Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. To make matters more complicated, one of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell. A warm, acclaimed comedy, starring Burt Lancaster and PEter Riegert, from writer-director Bill Forsyth (GREGORY'S GIRL).
ReviewsSight and Sound - ...LOCAL HERO does the job in a way that is exhilarating to watch..., New York Times - Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1983", Variety - ...LOCAL HERO is loaded with wry, offbeat humor and is the sort of satisfying, personal picture that is becoming an increasingly rare commodity...
ScreenwriterBill Forsyth
FeaturedDenis Lawson, Fulton MacKay
Format DescriptionDVD 5
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleLocal Hero