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Local Hero is a 1983 Scottish comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Peter Riegert, Peter Capaldi, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay and Burt Lancaster.
This eye-opening film tells the incredible, little-known tale of three Nottingham Forest football players, Viv Anderson, Garry Birtles and Tony Woodcock who triumphed over adversity – during a time of major political and social upheaval and cultural change in the UK – to win the European Cup in 1979 and 1980, under legendary football ...
- 83 min
Apr 29, 1983 · Local Hero: Directed by Bill Forsyth. With Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, Denis Lawson. An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Bill Forsyth
- 1983-04-29
Where is Local Hero streaming? Find out where to watch online amongst 45+ services including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video.
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- Bill Forsyth
- PG
- 10
Local Heroes - watch online: streaming, buy or rent. Currently you are able to watch "Local Heroes" streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads or for free with ads on Amazon Prime Video with Ads. It is also possible to rent "Local Heroes" on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Video online and to ...
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- 83 min
Rated: 5/5 May 23, 2023 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Local Hero snares your heart because it takes on a fantasy element: something to do with Happer’s visionary obsession with the stars.
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- Comedy
- PG
Viv Anderson, (the first black footballer to play for England), former carpet fitter, Gary Birtles, and Tony Woodcock, who later played for FC Cologne and Arsenal, return to Nottingham to take us...
