Local Hero
Trailer: Local Hero
Year: 1983
Studio: Enigma Productions, Goldcrest, Celandine Films
Director: Bill Forsyth
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Peter Capaldi, Jennifer Black
Crew: Bill Forsyth (Director), David Puttnam (Producer), Mark Knopfler (Original Music Composer), Chris Menges (Director of Photography), Michael Bradsell (Editor), Iain Smith (Associate Producer)
Runtime: 111 minutes
Release: Feb 17, 1983
IMDb: 6.78/10 by 401 users
Popularity: 3
Country: United Kingdom
Language: Pусский, 日本語, English
Budget: 4
Revenue: 5
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