Local Hero
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Local Hero is a 1983 British comedy-drama film about an American oil executive sent to a remote Scottish village, celebrated for its gentle humor, atmospheric setting, and acclaimed score by Mark Knopfler.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Local Hero canonical | 9 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| award |
BAFTA Award for Best Direction nomination
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BAFTA Award for Best Film nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Chris Menges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| cultStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Bill Forsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Michael Bradsell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Arisaig, Scotland
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Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrack | Local Hero: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate vs. community values
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environmentalism ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | MacIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | oil executive ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | American oil company buying Scottish village for refinery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acclaimed score by Mark Knopfler
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atmospheric setting ⓘ gentle humor ⓘ |
| posterTagline |
A beautiful place to visit.
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They wanted it. They got it. They didn’t expect it. ⓘ |
| producer | David Puttnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Goldcrest Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 111 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Bill Forsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Scotland
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fictional village of Ferness ⓘ |
| soundtrackComposer | Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundtrackNotableTrack | Going Home (Theme of the Local Hero) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Burt Lancaster
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Denis Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ Fulton Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Capaldi NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Riegert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.