Synopsis
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
Movie Information
- Director
- Bill Forsyth
- Writers
- Bill Forsyth
- Release Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 111 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (417 votes)
Top Cast
Burt Lancaster
Felix Happer
Peter Riegert
"Mac" MacIntyre
Denis Lawson
Gordon Urquhart
Fulton Mackay
Ben Knox
Peter Capaldi
Danny Oldsen
Jennifer Black
Stella Urquhart
Jenny Seagrove
Marina
Norman Chancer
Moritz
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