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Local Hero (1983) Comedy, Drama

  • 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.
  • Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Denis Lawson
  • MetaScore: 82/100 IMDB Score: 7.3/10
  • Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.
  • [IMDB] [Trailer]

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