The film tells the story of New Zealander Burt - Munro took a long time to manufacture an Indian motorcycle story. When he was 68 years old, he took everything he had as a bet and took his locomotive to Utah to break the world record.
In 1920, a 21-year-old man was playing with a brand-new motorcycle. His eyes were focused on the small but flexible engine, with brightly painted paint. He could not put it down and stroked this one that would accompany him through his life. His "partner" until his death in December 1978. This man is Bert Munge, and this car is an Indian scout motorcycle. They will be destined to create the world's fastest record.
In 1899, Burt Munger was born in a small town in New Zealand. His twin sister who was born at the same time died at that time, and he was judged by the doctor to definitely not live to be two years old. However, later facts proved that Burt Munger not only survived strongly, but also became a legendary figure who broke world records repeatedly. In 1915, Burt bought the first motorcycle in his life-Douglas motorcycle. In 1919, he saved enough money to buy a Clyno motorcycle with a sidecar and began to participate in local competitions, but soon he replaced it with Indian scout motorcycles and continued to modify and test them.
Stepped on the stage of history... This film is about a real life story. The character in the play is a New Zealand racing legend named Bert Munger, who has repeatedly broken world records by riding a motorcycle in the 1960s. Hopkins plays the legendary motorcyclist. After repairing and refitting his 1920 Indian scout motorcycle, the New Zealander ventured to Utah, USA to fulfill his lifelong wish: at Bonneville Salt Drive madly on the flat ground. He eventually set a world record for land speed.
The "Indian" in the film has nothing to do with the natives of the United States. It refers to a special motorcycle. This kind of car is small and requires the driver to lie on it. It looks a bit indecent, but the speed is extremely fast. Te Munge drove this kind of motorcycle and created the world's fastest land speed in Ponevi, Utah, USA. Even more legendary is that this record was set by Burt at the age of 70. For this moment, he spent his entire life on a 1920s Indian motorcycle. After repeated modifications and tests, he created this pioneering move.
This film, which is based on the subject of biographies, shined at this year's Toronto Film Festival and received enthusiastic response and high recognition from the audience. The starring Anthony Hopkins has become a popular candidate for next year’s Oscar’s best actor because of his outstanding acting in the film. The famous American entertainment magazine "Variety" predicted that Anthony Hopkins succeeded in portraying a record-breaking 72-year-old motorcycle racer in the movie "The World's Fastest Indian Motorcycle". It is very likely that he will be crowned the emperor at the Oscars ceremony next year. The famous American artist Pete Hammond also said: "That day, when "The World's Fastest Indian Motorcycle" was screened at the "Variety" theater, Hopkins received a long and enthusiastic applause from the audience. This is this year. Since the Oscar season, the audience I’ve seen so far has the most enthusiastic response to a certain film. It seems that suddenly, he has become a major actor. Don’t take care of me. Put Hopkins as the best actor. Let’s make it on the list.”
The film has a strong lineup behind the scenes . The most eye-catching ones are Oscar actor Anthony Hopkins and director Roger Donaldson. Dating back to 1984 in "The Bounty" (The Bounty), Hopkins played the captain William Bly in the film. When the two worked together, there were a lot of frictions due to different opinions, but Hopkins still said that Roger Donaldson is one of the best directors he has ever worked with. This time the two of us joined forces again and were very excited. Roger Donaldson also said: “We two had a fierce quarrel. Sometimes we wanted to kill each other, but the result was very good. Our film is very good. This kind of quarrel is very beneficial."
In another upcoming film, they will collaborate for the third time to interpret the great American writer Hemingway. Roger Donaldson said that the main content of this new film includes the story of the encounter between Hemingway and Denis Petty Clerk, a young American war correspondent in the Korean War. Donaldson said: "Hemingway invited Petty Clerk to Havana to spend the weekend together. This film is about what happened to them in Havana. This is a thriller and a romance film related to Hemingway’s suicidal tendencies. Lake witnessed many of Hemingway’s personal emotional experiences. Hemingway is a great writer and a great person. We have high expectations for this film. If anyone can play Hemingway well, it’s not Anthony Hopkins. Genus."
Anthony Hopkins was born on December 31, 1937 in South Wales, England. He is a film, video, and drama actor. After graduating from drama school, he has performed plays in theaters for a long time. A solid foundation in drama provides a guarantee for him to engage in other aspects of performing arts. In 1968, he co-starred in the film "The Lion of Winter" with star Catherine Hepburn. Anthony Hopkins' excellent acting skills began to attract people's attention. In 1992, Anthony Hopkins won the 64th Oscar for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in "The Silent Lambs." He is the third British actor in Oscar history to receive this honor. In 1992, Hopkins also played an outstanding role as an expert in the study of vampires in the film "Four Hundred Years of Fright". In 1993, Hopkins succeeded in interpreting a quiet university professor in the film "Illusion". His touching performance won unanimous praise from the audience. His acting skills are being affirmed by more and more people.
Roger Donaldson was born in Ballarat, Melbourne in 1965, after which he moved to New Zealand to pursue a film career. In 1977, he filmed the first movie in his life, "Sleeping Dog". In 1978, with the help of the New Zealand government, he co-founded the New Zealand Film Commission with like-minded friends. In 1984, his film "The Bounty" (The Bounty) was a huge success. The film starred powerful actors Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. It was also nominated for the Cannes Film Festival. palm. Since then, he has directed many successful commercial films, including "Blood Splattered in the Yellow Sand", "Bet on Mandarin Duck", "Alien I", "Thirteen Days Breaking", "Recruitment Agent", etc. .
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