Local Hero
1983 film by Bill Forsyth
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Summary
Local Hero is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,403 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Bill Forsyth[3]
- Screenwriter: Bill Forsyth[4]
- Composer: Mark Knopfler[5]
- Genre: comedy drama[6], comedy film[7]
- Cast member: Peter Riegert[8], Burt Lancaster[9], Denis Lawson[10], Fulton Mackay[11], Peter Capaldi[12]
- Producer: David Puttnam[13], Iain Smith[14]
- Production company: Goldcrest Films[15]
- Director of photography: Chris Menges[16]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[17]
- Distribution format: video on demand[18]
- Review score: 100%[19], 8.8/10[20], 84/100[21]
- Color: color[22]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[23]
- Publication date: December 2, 1983[24], January 1, 1983[25], April 29, 1983[26]
- Distributed by: Netflix[27]
- Narrative location: Scotland[28]
- Title: Local Hero[29]
- MPA film rating: PG[30]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[31]
- Duration: 111[32], 108[33]
- Capital cost: 3,000,000[34]
- Kijkwijzer rating: AL[35]
- CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[36]
- Australian Classification: PG[37]
Why It Matters
Local Hero has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]