Local Hero (1983) - Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson

Loading Page

Movie: Local Hero

Top 10 Billed Cast

Burt Lancaster

Felix Happer

Peter Riegert

Mac

Denis Lawson

Urquhart

Fulton Mackay

Ben

Peter Capaldi

Oldsen

Jennifer Black

Stella

Jenny Seagrove

Marina

Norman Chancer

Moritz

Rikki Fulton

Geddes

Alex Norton

Watt

Video Trailer Local Hero

Video: Local Hero - Trailer

Local Hero - Trailer

Local Hero (1983) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Jenny Seagrove and Denis Lawson on Local Hero | BFI

The Making of Local Hero

All 4 videos

Local Hero - Trailer - Trailer

Local Hero (1983) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] - Trailer

Jenny Seagrove and Denis Lawson on Local Hero | BFI - Featurette

The Making of Local Hero - Behind the Scenes

Recommendations Movies

54%

Hero Wanted(en)

2008-03-28

Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last minute. When the day of the heist arrives, however, the plan takes an unexpected turn and Liam winds up in the hospital.

2008-03-28

68%

Gregory's Girl(en)

1981-04-23

A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts to pursue her.

1981-04-23

66%

Comfort and Joy(en)

1984-08-14

Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.

1984-08-14

63%

The African(fr)

1983-10-22

Charlotte flies to East Africa to build a tourist center near Lake Williams where the pygmies live. Here she meets her husband Victor, a devoted conservationist who left her three years ago to live in the jungle. Can you imagine his enthusiasm when she arrives at the conclusion that the ideal place to build this holiday resort is his kitchen garden?

1983-10-22

51%

The Local Stigmatic(en)

1990-03-01

Two symbiotic sociopaths play obscurely deviant mind games with each other while engaging in perversely brutal acts of violence against victims apparently chosen at random

1990-03-01

59%

Friends Forever(de)

2009-07-22

The unsuccessful actor and vagabond Johnny Mauser needs a change from all the trouble that he has experienced while living in the city. The perfect place to take a little break seems to be in Mullewapp, a little village with a cosy little farm. Soon he becomes friends with Franz von Hahn and Waldemar. And when the sheep Cloud suddenly disappears, the three new friends have to manage their first adventure.

2009-07-22

57%

The Golden Seal(en)

1983-08-12

A lonely 10-year-old boy living with his parents in a remote coastal part of Alaksa, spontaneously finds a legendary golden seal and her newborn pup. But the greed for her valuable pelt sets off the hunters, including his own father, the local natives, and an ambitious poacher in pursuit the seal. The golden seal and her cub are hunted for a huge bounty on her head and the mythological legend

1983-08-12

60%

Making Waves(en)

2004-07-26

A romantic comedy about a group of ham-radio enthusiasts who, assuming they will never meet, exaggerate their identities on the airwaves. But things start to get complicated when two of the group fall in love with each other's imaginary personas, especially when they have to meet face-to-face and find themselves trying to live up to their fictitious alter-egos.

2004-07-26

61%

Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill(en)

2020-05-05

Jerry Seinfeld takes the stage in New York and tackles talking vs. texting, bad buffets vs. so-called "great" restaurants and the magic of Pop Tarts.

2020-05-05

70%

Lacombe, Lucien(fr)

1974-01-30

In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.

1974-01-30

73%

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America(it)

2022-10-20

To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema. The singular artistic vision of Sergio Leone has transcended national borders, creating the Spaghetti Western genre and transforming the international cinematic panorama forever with his innovative stylistic and narrative solutions, which have now become part of the language of the movies. The film, which is enriched with precious archive footage from the Cineteca di Bologna, including rare audio recordings and film clips shot behind the scenes, sees for the first time the direct participation of the Leone family and has interviews both with Leone’s longtime collaborators and with icons of Hollywood who have been profoundly influenced by his work.

2022-10-20

71%

Compulsion(en)

1959-04-01

Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.

1959-04-01

54%

Millennium(en)

1989-08-25

An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation of time travellers from a future Earth irreparably polluted who seek to rejuvenate the human race from those about to die in the past. Based on a novel by John Varley.

1989-08-25

69%

Lady Jane(en)

1986-02-07

The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on the throne after Edward dies. At first hostile to each other, Guildford and Jane fall in love, but they cannot withstand the course of power which will lead to their ultimate downfall.

1986-02-07

54%

Phantoms(en)

1998-01-23

In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.

1998-01-23

57%

Greed(en)

2019-09-07

A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.

2019-09-07

61%

The Domestics(en)

2018-06-28

A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.

2018-06-28

64%

Margaret(en)

2011-09-30

A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.

2011-09-30

66%

Midway(en)

1976-06-18

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

1976-06-18

73%

A Place in the Sun(en)

1951-06-12

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

1951-06-12

Similar Movies

70%

Lottery(de)

2017-01-22

Philipp wishes to give his terminally ill father Walter one last treat. To coax him out of his hospital bed he tells a white lie: Philipp pretends that his father has won the lottery.

2017-01-22

62%

What a Whopper(en)

1961-10-17

A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher will take it because they all think there isn't really a monster. The writer and some of his friends make a fake monster and take photographs and then travel to Scotland to see if they can convince the locals.

1961-10-17

52%

Happy Ever After(en)

1954-06-29

The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty, the villagers plot to drive Jasper away. They use the occasion of "O'Leary Night", when the ghost of the first O'Leary walks the halls, to create general chaos.

1954-06-29

66%

Don't Think About It(it)

2007-09-01

Still an unsuccessful punk rock musician at 36, Stefano returns to his hometown in the countryside to help with his family's business.

2007-09-01

64%

I Love You Phillip Morris(en)

2010-02-04

Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s gay and he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another.

2010-02-04

71%

Dear Frankie(en)

2004-05-18

Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...

2004-05-18

65%

Slither(en)

2006-03-31

A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.

2006-03-31

53%

Top of the Food Chain(en)

1999-09-11

An isolated Canadian town (populated by the weirdest group of people this side of Saturn) has seen its share of problems. First the nut factory closed, then the CATV antenna stopped broadcasting, and now something is gruesomely devouring the townsfolk! Can visiting atomic scientist (and expert on "cool fusion") Dr. Karel Lamonte solve the mystery before everyone disappears?

1999-09-11

62%

True North(en)

2007-09-14

The crew of a bankrupt Scottish trawler turn to smuggling illegal immigrants over the stormy waters of the North Sea.

2007-09-14

72%

The Broken Jug(de)

1937-10-18

The man who broke the jug, the judge, is trying a case who determine who broke the jug. Long before the evidence becomes conclusive against the suspects, it becomes apparent that the blustering and bullying - and naive - village judge is the guilty one.

1937-10-18

62%

All Over the Town(en)

1949-04-25

Newspaper reporter Nat Hearn returns home after serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II. When one of the paper's owners dies, the man's partner and son offers Nat a position as editor in return for his financial backing. But Nat's reluctance to shy away from controversial issues raises more than a few eyebrows.

1949-04-25

62%

Just Cause(en)

1995-02-17

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.

1995-02-17

67%

Dying Young(en)

1991-06-20

After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.

1991-06-20

67%

Beautiful Girls(en)

1996-02-09

During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connect with the women who affect their decisions, dreams and desires.

1996-02-09

68%

The Ritual(kn)

1977-01-01

A young brahmin boy studying in a village away from home and a young widow isolated by her condition form a bond.

1977-01-01

30%

Crazy Race(de)

2003-03-23

Marc owes a criminal a quarter of a million euros. So it's just as well that there's an illegal car rally across Germany to win exactly that amount. Inconveniently, he is now supposed to look after his eight-year-old daughter.

2003-03-23

62%

The Unknown Saint(ar)

2020-01-01

Following a stint behind bars, a thief returns to where he buried his loot, only to find that his hiding spot is now a shrine to an unknown saint.

2020-01-01

63%

The Great Gatsby(en)

1974-03-27

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.

1974-03-27

44%

Wild Seed(sh)

1967-03-18

A man who escaped from a prison comes to his inmate's village to find his wife, after having been told how wonderful she is. He hides at her place only to find out that she receives "night visits" from the village men. He starts a killing spree, causing panic among the locals.