Movie
The Flying Scotsman
Docudrama film with a runtime of 96 minutes, released in 2006. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
An amateur Scottish cyclist determined to become the world's fastest rider struggles against his own mental illness and the resentful hostility of sports authorities unwilling to accept his remarkable innovation in this inspirational biopic from director Douglas MacKinnon. When Briton cyclist Chris Boardman took home the gold at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, the world was caught off guard; no one had ever suspected that Britain was capable of producing world-class cyclists, yet there was no denying his remarkable numbers. Perhaps no one was more shocked by Boardman's surprise success than unemployed Scot Graeme Obree (Jonny Le Miller), an old riding partner of Boardman's who on more than a few occasions had crossed the finish line before his medal-winning counterpart. Despite his remarkable prowess, however, Obree simply didn't seem to have the fortitude needed to translate his formidable riding skills into a profitable career like his old friend Boardman. His debt piling up and his family in desperate need of some good luck, Obree is determined to take one last shot at the world of cycling with a little encouragement from his longtime friend Malky McGovern (Billy Boyd) and his loving wife, Anne (Laura Fraser). Now, with no official sponsor, no financial backing, no funding to speak of, and a decided lack of experience needed to design the kind of bike he would need for his ambitious, late-career endeavor, the 27-year-old cyclist would build his own revolutionary bike from the ground up and begin the arduous journey to becoming the fastest cyclist in the history of the sport.
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Cast
- Jonny Lee Miller
- Billy Boyd
- Brian Cox
- Laura Fraser
- Steven Berkoff
- Sean Brown
- Morven Christie
- Crawford McInally-Keir
- Jan Plazalski
- Niall Macgregor
- Julie Austin
- Andy Griffith
- Morag Calder
- Pauline Lynch
- Jean Marie Coffey
- George Drennen
- Caitlin Brennan
- Ashok Srivastava
- Nathan McGrath
- Adrian Smith
- Dennis Matsuki
- Niall Greig Fulton
- Gudrun Mangel
- Grant Aylward
- Daniel Andre Pageon
- Philip Wright
- Ron Donachie
- Tilo Dellenberger
- Andy Oberschmidt
- David Monteath
- David Duffiled
- Mark Curry
- Christopher Anderson
- Gary Hollywood
- David Hounslow
- Peter Majer
- Erich Redman
- Stuart Glen
- Kieran Tennant
- Moray Hunter
- Joseph Carney
- Simon Rose
- Declan Hughes
- John Brown
- Colin Monie
- Alasdair Waddell
- Mike Gunn
- Sara Giles
- Andreas Petrides
- Maureen Duff
- Martin Hagemann
- Claire Chapman
- Alan Kaplan
- Kai Kunnemann
- Ursula Cleary
- Niccolo Innocenti
- Sarah Fidelo
- Guido Zettier
- Garth Thomas
- Gavin Finney
- Alexandra Caulfield
- Damita Nikapota
- Julia Blackman
- Jeff Abberley
- Nick Smith
