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6.7/10 • 364

1983-02-171h 51m

ComedyDrama

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.

Directors
Bill Forsyth
Editors
Michael Bradsell

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  1. Burt Lancaster

    Burt Lancaster

    Felix Happer

  2. Peter Riegert

    Peter Riegert

    "Mac" MacIntyre

  3. Denis Lawson

    Denis Lawson

    Gordon Urquhart

  4. Fulton Mackay

    Fulton Mackay

    Ben Knox

  5. Peter Capaldi

    Peter Capaldi

    Danny Oldsen

  6. Jennifer Black

    Jennifer Black

    Stella Urquhart

  7. Jenny Seagrove

    Jenny Seagrove

    Marina

  8. Norman Chancer

    Norman Chancer

    Moritz

  9. Rikki Fulton

    Rikki Fulton

    Geddes

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CinemaSerf

Jun 8, 2023

7/10

Burt Lancaster is the multi-millionaire oil magnate "Felix Happer" who despatches one of his minions (Peter Riegert) to Scotland to buy up a village to turn it into an oil refinery. Once he arrives, he is taken for a bit of a ride by the canny locals as they try to milk him for as much cash as they can. In the days before cell phones; he has to call his boss from the phone box reporting his lack of progress and some astronomical sightings until eventually Happer comes over himself and immediately strikes up a rapport with Fulton Mackay who lives on the beach (and who is steadfastly refusing to sell). It is is simple story very well told with a slightly unpredictable, happy ending and a brilliant score from Mark Knopfler.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4,200,000.00
Revenue
$5,900,000.00
Keywords
small townpetrolscotlandvillage lifevillagefolk musichouston, texasoilrabbitmillionaireblack goldseaside townaurora borealis