Name: The Flying Scotsman
Genre: Drama, Sport, True Story & Biography
Released: 2007
Duration: T1H36M
Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Laura Fraser, Billy Boyd, Morven Christie, Brian Cox

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Described by critics as borrowing from 'World's Fastest Indian', or as a 'Shine' on a bike, 'The Flying Scotsman' is based on the true story of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree.

In 1993, and as an unemployed amateur, Obree (Miller) set out to break the world one-hour record on a bike of his own revolutionary design. He made the bike out of an old BMX, scrap metal and parts from a washing machine.

200796 minsGermany, UK

DramaSportTrue Story & Biography

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Director:: Douglas Mackinnon (feature debut)
Writer:: John BrownDeclan HughesSimon Rose
Cast:: Jonny Lee MillerLaura FraserBilly BoydMorven ChristieBrian Cox

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The Flying Scotsman / Reviews

Variety

A sincere but shallow drama based on a real-life story. Though its underdog elements were embraced with warmth by the partisan opening-night crowd at the Edinburgh fest, perfunctory approach to a script blending "The World's Fastest Indian" and "Shine" can't quite kickstart the emotional engines necessary to break away from the pack...

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New Zealand Herald

Biopic of a troubled cycling champ might not always be on the right track, but like that train it never runs out of puff...

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Los Angeles Times

Scotsman not only lacks vision, a true sense of how to mesh Obree's sporting triumphs and personal setbacks, but it also lacks passion. What it needs, as strange and tacky as it may sound, is a bit more madness...

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Christchurch Press

Scotsman never soars emotionally and rarely gets out of second gear...

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