The World's Fastest Indian

Burt Munro was the quintessential New Zealander. Born and raised in Invercargill, New Zealand, he dreamed of making his 1920 Indian Twin Scout the fastest bike on earth. Roger Donaldson (whose credits include The Recruit, Thirteen...

New Zealand Production

Feature 2005 Drama 126.00 minutes

The Worlds Fastest Indian

Anthony Hopkins stars as Burt Munro, a man who never let the dreams of youth fade. After a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt set off from the bottom of the world to test his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all the odds against him, he set a new speed record and captured the spirit of his times. Burt Munro's 1967 world record remains unbroken and his legend lives on today.

Air New Zealand Screen Awards

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Best Screenplay

Best Editing

Best Production Design

Best Sound

Toronto

Directors

Roger Donaldson

Producers

Gary Hannam

Roger Donaldson

Screenplay Writers

Roger Donaldson

Executive Producers

Masaharu Inaba

Charles Hannah

Megumi Fukasawa

Satoru Iseki

Barrie M Osborne

Cast

Anthony Hopkins
Burt Munro

Diane Ladd
Ada

Paul Rodriguez
Fernando

Aaron Murphy
Tom

Annie Whittle
Fran

Crew

David Gribble | Director of Photography

John Gilbert | Editor

J Dennis Washington | Production Designer

Tim Prebble | Sound Design

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