Bibframe Work
TitleLocal heroTypeMoving ImageMonographContributionForsyth, Bill, 1946- (Screenwriter Film director)Puttnam, David, 1941- (Film producer)Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994 (Actor)Riegert, Peter, 1947- (Actor)Mackay, Fulton, 1922-1987 (Actor)Lawson, Denis (Actor)Capaldi, Peter (Actor)Black, Jennifer (Actress) (Actor)Seagrove, Jenny (Actor)Bradsell, Michael (Editor of moving image work)Knopfler, Mark (composer (expression))Menges, Chris, 1940- (Cinematographer)Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Production company)Enigma Productions (Production company)Goldcrest Films International (Production company)Criterion Collection (Firm) (Film distributor) SubjectFishing villages--Scotland--Drama (LCSH)Industrial location consultants--Scotland--Drama (LCSH)Petroleum industry and trade--Scotland--Drama (LCSH)Americans--Scotland--Drama (LCSH)LanguageEnglishEnglish English captions NoteLanguage: English dialogue; optional English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.SummaryTexas oil executive Mac is dispatched by his crackpot boss to a remote seaside village in Scotland with orders to buy out the town and develop the region for an oil refinery. But as business mixes with pleasure, Mac finds himself enchanted by both the picturesque community and its oddball denizens, and Texas starts to feel awfully far away.Intended AudienceMPAA rating: PG.DurationPT111MOrigin Date(s)1983 Authorized Access PointLocal hero