Local Hero

Local Hero (1983) is a British comedy film starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay and Denis Lawson, directed by Bill Forsyth. It was produced by David Puttnam.

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The movie is set in the small, fictional, fishing village of Ferness on the coast of Scotland. A rich young representative of an American oil company is sent to the village on a mission. The film features a notable ensemble of character parts, and the Scottish scenery is beautifully filmed.

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The film's soundtrack, which outsold the film itself, was written by Mark Knopfler.

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Local Hero was filmed in several locations around Scotland. Most of the village scenes were filmed in Pennan on the Aberdeenshire coast, and most of the beach scenes were filmed at Morar on the west coast.

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Comedy film: A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience. Along with drama, horror and science fiction, comedy is one of the largest genres of the medium....

Burt Lancaster: Burt Lancaster (November 2, 1913 - October 20, 1994) was an American film actor. Born Burton Stephen Lancaster in New York City to James Henry Lancaster (a postman) and Elizabeth Roberts, both of whom were the children of Irish Protestant immigrants. He grew up in East Harlem and spent much of his t...

Peter Riegert: Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947 in New York City) played Pvt. Igor Straminsky in the episodes "Change Day" and "War of Nerves" on the television series M*A*S*H....

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