The World's Fastest Indian

With heart and hand ( engl. The World's Fastest Indian ) is an adventure film, which was filmed in 2005, directed by Roger Donaldson. It is based on the true story of motorcycle enthusiasts HJ " Burt " Munro from New Zealand, on a self- modified 1920 Indian aufstellte several speed records from 1962.

Action

The retired Burt Munro (played by Anthony Hopkins ) lives in the small town of Invercargill, New Zealand. It's main purpose in life is his highly modified Indian of 1920, where he tinkers to make it faster for 25 years. His dream is to bring it to Bonneville Speed ​​Week in the U.S. to test its top speed can.

After a heart attack, he concludes that this year could be his last chance, and he takes out a mortgage on his property on, to which only stands a better workshop shed, and works on a ship as a cook to himself and his Indian the to allow crossing. The trip from Los Angeles to Bonneville is not without obstacles, and arrived there, he discovers that he has not met the registration formalities and you initially will not let him start.

With skill and toughness, not to mention the help of many people he met Burt masters all obstacles. Finally, he may officially start with his Indian, and the enthusiasm of all he is with his classic car actually set a new record in the class of fully -faired bikes below 1,000 cc on.

Reviews

William Arnold wrote in the Seattle Post- Intelligencer, the film will inspire in a subtle way and build its charm " slowly but surely " on. Anthony Hopkins to play "great".

Awards

Roger Donaldson was nominated in 2005 for a price of San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Background

Filmed in New Zealand, Utah and New Mexico film cost the producers $ 25 million. This is offset U.S. box office receipts of over $ 5.1 million. Originally, the Germany release of the film was to take place in April 2006, this time addressed several German motorcycle and classic car magazines in multilateral articles with this film. The German lender but has considered it advisable to delay the start until November 2006 to bets Anthony Hopkins during his guest appearance on the television program, dass. the film can apply to. Unfortunately, this appearance was canceled. After the originally planned German title Anthony Hopkins is Burt Munro was also renamed with heart and hand, the film missed its target audience so completely and just ran into the German cinemas for a short time. Only on 10 December 2010 published the Universum Film GmbH, the German Blu- ray Disc, this then, however, with the original title The World's Fastest Indian.

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