--- product_id: 9044274 title: "The World's Fastest Indian" brand: "anthony hopkins, diane ladd, roger donaldson" price: "€ 30.21" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/9044274-the-worlds-fastest-indian store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # The World's Fastest Indian **Brand:** anthony hopkins, diane ladd, roger donaldson **Price:** € 30.21 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The World's Fastest Indian by anthony hopkins, diane ladd, roger donaldson - **How much does it cost?** € 30.21 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/9044274-the-worlds-fastest-indian) ## Best For - anthony hopkins, diane ladd, roger donaldson enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted anthony hopkins, diane ladd, roger donaldson brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The true story of Burt Munro -- a New Zealand man who spent decades perfecting his classic 1920 Indian motorcycle. At age 68, he risked everything, including his own life, taking the bike to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to break the world speed record. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Actors | Aaron Murphy, Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell | | Asin | B000MX7V3Y | | Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | | Director | Roger Donaldson | | Dubbed | Spanish | | Item Model Number | 10071 | | Media Format | Blu-ray, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Mpaa Rating | PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned) | | Number Of Discs | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.24 ounces | | Release Date | July 3, 2012 | | Run Time | 2 hours and 7 minutes | | Studio | Magnolia | | Subtitles | Spanish | | Writers | Roger Donaldson | ## Product Details - **Format:** Blu-ray, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen - **Genre:** Documentary/Biography, Drama - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 2 hours and 7 minutes ## Images ![The World's Fastest Indian - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71buNfiSlaL.jpg) ![The World's Fastest Indian - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71x2Wvo0sYL.jpg) ![The World's Fastest Indian - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/718Rjy+7xgL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another Lion in Winter *by on Reviewed in the United States May 21, 2007* In this independently released sleeper, consummate actor's actor Anthony Hopkins brings a deceptively diminutive, real-life hero--legendary motorcyclist Burt Munro--to the big screen in a larger-than-life biopic. Directed with heartfelt passion by Australian Roger Donaldson, The World's Fastest Indian tells the improbable story of one man's all-consuming mission to become the fastest man on two wheels.For twenty-five years, New Zealander Burt Munro has dreamed of trekking far from the shores of his town of Invercargill to take a shot at breaking the motorcycle land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. But as the movie opens, we find not some youth with the latest tricked-out bike, but a pensioner pushing seventy and nursing hardened arteries, for which he must take nitroglycerin pills to prevent his heart from giving out. Pushing his dream even farther from the reaches of reality, he plans to ride to glory on a mechanical antique--his beloved 1920 Indian Scout. The bike originally left the factory able to reach a top speed of fifty-four miles per hour; but Burt intends to reach 200.Hopkins is brilliant in capturing the unassuming outer persona of Munro. His portrayal gives us the sense not that we are in the presence of greatness so much as resolute persistence. Burt Munro is a self-effacing charmer and tinkerer whose eccentric personality is out of phase with his stolid, suburbanite neighbors. They, understandably, are more than mildly annoyed by his loudly revving bike engine before the break of dawn, and by his absent-mindedness about getting around to mowing his lawn.One neighbor, though, twelve-year-old Tom, sees in Burt not some tottering old crank, but a hero and mentor. The scenes in Burt's tool shed as Tom listens to the old man's reminisces and aspirations are among the movie's most sincere and enchanting. Even as we are subtly prodded not to take Burt completely seriously, Tom's uncorrupted awe and youthful idolization help stoke the man's quiet inner passion to see his plan to fruition."If you don't follow through on your dreams, you might as well be a vegetable," he counsels the boy."What kind of vegetable?" Tom inquires.With biting succinctness, Hopkins replies, "A cabbage."One thing that separates Burt from a legion of dreamers who abandon their ambitions is his resourcefulness. On a shoestring budget, he constantly employs his mechanical ingenuity to modify the Indian, with which he is more intimate than he is with any living person. Never taking a day off, not even for Christmas, he spends untold hours and days forging new pistons and souping up his "motorsicle," readying it for the big trip.Much of the movie concerns itself with Burt's personal odyssey to Bonneville for "Speed Week." He finances part of the journey by working as a cook and dishwasher on a freighter bound for America. Upon arrival, he works late into the night repairing a cheap old clunker to tow the Indian across the desert to Utah. Along the way we meet a benevolent, motley crew who happen into and out of Burt's life, including a fast-talking used car salesman (comedian Paul Rodriguez) whom Burt nearly kills while test driving on the left side of the road; a hotel desk clerk in drag (Chris Williams); an aging American Indian (Saginaw Grant) who helps Burt out of a tight spot; a widow, Ada (Diane Ladd), who takes a respite from loneliness during a brief encounter with Burt; and an Airman on furlough from Vietnam (Patrick Flueger).In a quietly reflective scene, Burt relates to Ada what motivates him to push himself further:A man is like a blade of grass. He grows up in the spring, strong and healthy and green. And, then he reaches middle age and he ripens, as it were. And, in the autumn, he finishes, he fades away and never comes back...I think that when you're dead, you're dead.In this soliloquy Hopkins summarizes the film's philosophy--that there's no room for soothing stagnation on Earth by nurturing dreams to be fulfilled only in the hereafter. Life must be lived now, because tomorrow may never come.Arriving in Bonneville, Burt must overcome new challenges strewn in his path: Speed Week organizers inform him that he forgot to pre-register; his ancient motorcycle has no safety equipment; he's simply too old to be allowed to race in the time trials. But because of his dogged refusal to back down after traveling around the world, the race organizers humor Burt and allow him to enter the time trials.The World's Fastest Indian is superb in every respect. For director Donaldson, it represents the fulfillment of a double obsession: dramatizing Burt Munro's breathtaking pursuit of his lifelong goal, and realizing Donaldson's own quarter-century quest to bring his hero-friend's incredible story to the screen. David Gribble's lush cinematography is full of vibrant hues and astounding moving camerawork, expertly capturing racing vehicles traveling at speeds topping 200 miles per hour.But it's Hopkins who ultimately makes this picture work so well, in his most heroic role since playing efficacious industrialist Charles Morse in 1997's The Edge. Though not given to hyperbole, Hopkins proclaimed The World's Fastest Indian "the best film I've been in." I agree, absolutely. His natural, evocative portrayal of a man who refuses to resign himself to the tedium expected of one in old age will inspire viewers of all ages. His Burt Munro is not content merely to dream, but is that rare individual who makes his dreams reality. "For me, it's a big change," Hopkins commented about Munro, "because it's a real winner of a guy. I've had a good career playing psychopaths or uptight people, and I'm fed up with those."Ironically, his rousing performance of this aging hero is the best depiction of the spirit of youth I've seen in a decade. Spend a couple hours with Burt Munro, and you'll find in his quiet resolve the idealism you may have mislaid somewhere along the way. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lots of fun *by on Reviewed in the United States June 17, 2026* Excellent film based on a true story. Fun to see the photos in the credits of the real people. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN -- A Terrific Film *by on Reviewed in the United States January 18, 2007* If ever there was a titularly-challenged movie THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN is it. No, this superb, subtly inspirational film isn't a Biograph biopic about the legendary Jim Thorpe, nor is it a Bollywood sports film featuring a Mumbaian marathoner, nor is it a zany Zucker Brothers comedy about Tonto with a hotfoot.Simply put, this is a marvelous, unforgettable film about the indomitable human spirit found in an unlikely place, and I don't mean the football stadium at Notre Dame University.Step aside RUDY, meet Burt.As in Burt Munro, by all standards a fine fellow in his Golden Years who should be lounging poolside at some retirement community in Auckland reliving the thrilling days of yesteryear. But this Lone Ranger is a likeable, lively, spirited son-of-a-gun with a passion to go fast and a deep rooted love for an Indian -- a 1920 American-made Indian motorcycle to be precise -- that he has lovingly rode, restored and modified over a period of forty years in an attempt to set a world speed record.Burt's obsession is brilliantly revealed early in the film when the camera dollies past a long shelf holding a lifetime of broken pistons and other failed, hand-crafted parts that belie the metal of this man. "Offerings to the God of Speed" the neatly printed words below proclaim, and it becomes abundantly clear that the Achilles' heel in his virtually insurmountable pursuit lies in the flawed aluminum alloy alchemy which takes place in a small corrugated tin shed that serves as a laboratory and a garage and a home.Yes, he's an underdog of epic proportions, but Burt knows something most AARP members have long forgotten, "If you don't follow through on your dreams, you might as well be a vegetable." It's true, folks past sixty can still have dreams. And skills. And as Burt can attest, sexagenarians can have sex as well.Anthony Hopkins is cast as Burt Munro and his endearing performance is as engaging and heartfelt and utterly charming as he has ever given. Unlike the diamond in my wife's wedding ring, Hopkins is flawless. Yes, I said flawless.Written and Directed by Roger Donaldson (NO WAY OUT, SPECIES, DANTE'S PEAK, THE RECRUIT), it is clearly evident that he admires and respects Mr. Munro given the film's virtually consummate execution, especially the exhilarating cinematography by David Gribble and the skillful editing by John Gilbert. Everything considered, this is by far Donaldson's best film to date.Of course, just getting from Invercargill, New Zealand to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah proves to be a daunting task. This is especially true since Burt is near penniless and suffers from a weak heart. Luckily there is help along the way. Diane Ladd, Saginaw Grant, Paul Rodriguez, Chris Williams and Chris Lawford are just a few of the fine actors whose oddball, eclectic and surprising array of quirky characters assist Munro in his seemingly impossible quest.Burt soon discovers that Bonneville presents additional, unsuspected obstacles. Welcome, Burt, to the Mormon Mecca for Speed where dreams of conquest dissipate as ethereally and as often as Fata Morgana.But Burt's accomplishment was no mirage. It was damn near a miracle.They say fame is fleeting, but this doesn't apply to an old geezer named Burt Munro who was clocked at over 200 miles per hour in a clunky contraption, man and machine as one, the rickety relic and the cantankerous old Kiwi solidly establishing a world's speed record that still stands today, almost thirty years later.Unbelievable, but true.Fittingly, for his stunning achievement the little town of Invercargill changed its official motto from "City of Water and Light" to "Where Dreams Come True." An appropriate tribute, indeed, to an inspiring individual the God of Speed took a liking to, just as you will when you see THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN. ## Frequently Bought Together - The World's Fastest Indian [Blu-ray] - Ford v Ferrari Blu-ray - Gran Turismo [4K UHD] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/9044274-the-worlds-fastest-indian](https://www.desertcart.at/products/9044274-the-worlds-fastest-indian) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-08-15*