17 Feb 1983
Local Hero
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.
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Wojciech Siemion Gazsi
Judit Halász Grófkisasszony
Dezső Garas Mezőőr
Lili Monori A mezőőr felesége
Ádám Szirtes Harangozó
Endre Harkányi Postamester
László Helyei Legény
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