Local hero
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Forsyth, Bill, 1946- screenwriter,
Puttnam, David, 1941- film producer.
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, actor.
Riegert, Peter, 1947- actor.
Mackay, Fulton, 1922-1987, actor.
Puttnam, David, 1941- film producer.
Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, actor.
Riegert, Peter, 1947- actor.
Mackay, Fulton, 1922-1987, actor.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition; Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Copies
| Volume | Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blu-ray | Jackson Co PL - Seymour Main Library - Movies | BLU-RAY FIC LOCAL | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2019].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition; Blu-ray edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515234610
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983.
General Note
Director-approved special edition features: New 2k digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; audio commentary from 2018 featuring Bill Forsyth and Mark Kermode; new conversation between Forsyth and David Cairns; Shoooting from the Heart, a 1985 documentary about the work of cinematographer Chris Menges; episode of The South Bank Show; The Making of "Local Hero"; A 1983 interview with Forsyth.
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, Michael Bradsell ; music Mark Knopfler; director of photography, Chris Menges.
Participants/Performers
Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton MacKay, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi, Jennifer Black, Jenny Seagrove.
Description
Texas 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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (1.78:1); moNaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Forsyth, B., Puttnam, D., Lancaster, B., Riegert, P., Mackay, F., Lawson, D., Capaldi, P., Black, J. (., Seagrove, J., Bradsell, M., Knopfler, M., & Menges, C. (2019). Local hero (Director-approved Blu-ray special edition; Blu-ray edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bill Forsyth et al.. 2019. Local Hero. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bill Forsyth et al.. Local Hero The Criterion Collection, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Forsyth, Bill, et al. Local Hero Director-approved Blu-ray special edition; Blu-ray edition., The Criterion Collection, 2019.
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