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| Directed by | Roger Donaldson |
| Written by | Roger Donaldson |
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| Cinematography | David Gribble |
| Edited by | John Gilbert |
| Music by | J. Peter Robinson |
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| Distributed by | Becker Group (Australia and New Zealand) Magnolia Pictures (United States) |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $18.3 million |
The World's Fastest Indian is a 2005 New Zealand biographical sports drama film based on the Invercargill, New Zealand speed bike racer Burt Munro and his highly modified 1920 Indian Scout motorcycle.[1] Munro set numerous land speed records for motorcycles with engines less than 1,000 cc at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in the late 1950s and into the 1960s. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, and was produced, written, and directed by Roger Donaldson.
The film opened on 7 December 2005 in New Zealand to positive reviews,[2] and quickly became the highest grossing local film at the New Zealand box-office taking in NZ$7,043,000;[3] and taking in over US$18,297,690 worldwide.[4] The film was theatrically released on 3 February 2006 in the United States by Magnolia Pictures; and was subsequently released on DVD on 22 December 2006 by Magnolia Home Entertainment.
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