Local Hero (1983)


Local Hero
Release Date17 February 1983
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryUK
Filming LocationsAberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComedy of Manners
MoodOnly Human, Mood Enhancers
ThemesAmericans Abroad, Culture Clash
TonesAffectionate, Warm, Quirky, Witty, Heartwarming, Gentle, Deadpan
TagsBeach, Eccentric, Ecology, Millionaire, Oil, Real Estate, Scotland, Sea, Slice Of Life, Village

Local Hero is a 1983 Scottish film starring Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson and Peter Capaldi. It was directed by Bill Forsyth and produced by David Puttnam.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Felix Happer

Fulton Mackay
Ben

Urquhart

Norman Chancer
Moritz

Oldsen

Geddes

Jennifer Black
Stella

Christopher Rozycki
Victor

Gyearbuor Asante
Rev Macpherson

Dan Ammerman
Donaldson

Tam Dean Burn
Roddy

Luke Coulter
Baby

Karen Douglas
Mrs. Wyatt

Kenny Ireland
Skipper

Harlan Jordan
Fountain

Charles Kearney
Peter

Betty Macey
Switchboard Operator

David Mowat
Gideon

John Poland
Anderson

Brian Rowan
Ace Tone

Ann Scott-Jones
Linda Fraser

Ian Stewart
Mr. Bulloch

Tanya Ticktin
Russian girl

Jonathan Watson
Jonathan

Mark Winchester
Ace Tone

Dave Anderson
Fraser

Alan Clark
Ace Tone

Alan Darby
Ace Tone

Caroline Guthrie
Pauline

Ray Jeffries
Andrew

Willie Joss
Sandy

James Kennedy
Edward

Michele McCarel
Switchboard Operator

Roddy Murray
Ace Tone

Buddy Quaid
Crabbe

Edith Ruddick
Old Lady

John Gordon Sinclair
Ricky

Anne Thompson
Switchboard Operator

Sandra Voe
Mrs. Fraser

Dale Winchester
Ace Tone

Jimmy Yuill
Iain

Director

Bill Forsyth
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Producer

Bill Forsyth
writer

producer

Iain Smith
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Chris Menges
-

Editor

Michael Bradsell
-

Casting Director

Susie Figgis
-

Production Designer

Roger Murray-Leach
-

Art Director

Adrienne Atkinson
-

Frank Walsh
-

Ian Watson
-

Costume Designer

Pip Newbery
-

Penny Rose
-

Makeup Department

Karen Dawson
makeup assistant

Tommie Manderson
makeup supervisor

Barbara Sutton
hair stylist

Production Manager

Patricia Churchill
production manager: U.S.

Robin Douet
production manager: U.K.

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jonathan Benson
first assistant director

Matthew Binns
assistant director

Melvin Lind
assistant director

Joel Tuber
assistant director: U.S.

Richard Hawley
second assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Steve Allaway
chargehand carpenter

Tony Allaway
carpenter

Les Beaver
chargehand rigger

Dennis Bovington
carpenter

Dave Coldham
plasterer

Roy Evans
construction manager

Barry Gates
stagehand

John Gorham
graphics

Martin Hammerton
stand-by carpenter

Roy Hansford
carpenter

Alec Hearn
draper

John Hogan
props

John Hurley
painter

George Malin
dressing prop

Norman North
stand-by painter

Jill Quertier
production buyer

Eamonn Redmond
stand-by stagehand

Cornelius 'Ted' Restall
chargehand painter

Ray Staples
plasterer

Bill Stark
props

Ted Stickley
dressing prop

Arthur Wicks
property master

Sound Department

Allan Brereton
sound assistant

Ian Fuller
dubbing editor

David Grimsdale
assistant dubbing editor

Louis Kramer
sound mixer

Ray Merrin
assistant dubbing mixer

Bill Rowe
dubbing mixer

Mike Tucker
boom operator

Lionel Strutt
adr mixer

Special Effects

Roy Carnell
special effects

Stuart Galloway
special effects

Dennis Harrison
special effects rigger

Peter Hutchinson
special effects

Patrick McColgan
special effects

Tommy Parker
special effects rigger

Peter Skehan
special effects

Wally Veevers
special effects

Visual Effects

Steve Simmonds
modeler

Camera and Electrical Department

James Ainslie
clapper loader

Kenneth Atherfold
camera grip

John Beach
electrician

Michael Coulter
camera operator

Micky Davey
electrician

Ron Lyons
electrician

Brian Martin
chargehand electrician

Jan Pester
focus puller

Ronnie Rampton
chief electrician

Micky Wilson
electrician

Casting Department

Penny Perry
casting: USA

Editorial Department

Jim Howe
first assistant editor

Anne Sopel
second assistant editor

Transportation Department

Robbie Sandison
driver: grip truck

Other Crew

Graham Attwood
unit stillman

Dennis Bishop
location manager: USA

David Brown
location manager

Iain Brown
national film school attachment

Diane Chittell
secretary to producer

Teresa Colman
secretary to director

Louise Coulter
assistant accountant

Susan d'Arcy
unit publicist

Charles Finch
runner

John Hemmings
liaison: Kay Laboratories

Gus Maclean
runner

Maggie Phelan
assistant accountant

Ron Phipps
production accountant

Pat Rambaut
continuity

Anne Rapp
continuity: USA

Mary Richards
production secretary

Lynda Smith
secretary to producer

Rona Lamont
production assistant

Production Company

Celandine Films
-

Enigma Productions
-

Goldcrest Films International
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Distributor

Arcadia Digital

Warner Bros. Pictures

CBS Television

20th Century Fox

Atlantic Film

Karelia Food

MK2 Diffusion

Mainostelevisio (MTV)

Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution

Showtime Networks

Suomi-Filmi

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
,

Tobis

Universal Home Entertainment

VMP

Warner Home Video

YLE Teema

Yleisradio (YLE)

Miscellaneous

J&J Film Foods Ltd.
location catering

Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by

Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment

Mayflower Recording
adr recording

Scottish Television Enterprises
funding

Thorn EMI Elstree Studios
re-recording






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