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The Flying Scotsman (2006) -- The true story of Graeme Obree, the Champion cyclist who built his bicycle from old bits of washing machines who won his championship only to have his title stripped from him and his mental health problems which he has suffered since.
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Overview

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7.1/10   1,790 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Brown (writer) and
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Release Date:
26 April 2007 (New Zealand) more
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Hope made him a dreamer. Heart made him a hero. more
Plot:
The true story of Graeme Obree, the Champion cyclist who built his bicycle from old bits of washing machines who won his championship only to have his title stripped from him and his mental health problems which he has suffered since. full summary | full synopsis
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7 nominations more
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Obree is a hero more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jonny Lee Miller ... Graeme Obree

Sean Brown ... Young Graeme Obree
Joseph Carney ... Child Gang Leader
Crawford McInally-Kier ... First Child Bully
Jan Plazalski ... Second Child Bully
Niall Macgregor ... Graeme's Father
Julie Austin ... Graeme's Mother
Morag Calder ... First Office Receptionist

Billy Boyd ... Malky

Laura Fraser ... Anne Obree

Jean Marie Coffey ... Woman at Finish Line
Christopher Anderson ... Baby Ewan

Brian Cox ... Douglas Baxter
Ron Donachie ... Scobie

Morven Christie ... Katie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Flying Scotsman - Allein zum Ziel (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements and strong language.
Runtime:
96 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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David Tennant was cast in this film but had to drop out because of changed dates. more
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Anachronisms: Several vehicles on the 1993 Glasgow streets are models not available at that time (including a Vauxhall Tigra introduced in 1994, and a Ford Focus, which was not introduced until 1998). more

FAQ

A "true story"? Just how true is it really?
Was Graeme Obree Jonny Lee Miller's double for the cycling in the film?
Has the film anything to do with the steam train, The Flying Scotsman?
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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Obree is a hero, 3 July 2007
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Author: (j_m_scott@yahoo.com) from Aberdeen, Scotland

I saw it in Aberdeen on Sat night, I wasn't really expecting much as sporting films are usually bordering on rubbish but it was very entertaining. Everyone quotes the bike "built from washing machine parts" but very seldom is Graeme Obree acknowledged as the superb (drug-free) athlete that he was. I would recommend it, although it does over simplify events, as cinema usually does, but it was 90 mins well spent. I hope Graeme benefits from its release. Her indoors also thoroughly enjoyed it even if it was very much, my choice of film. I would recommend it if you just enjoy a good story. In fact it is such a good tale that sometimes it is easy to forget that it is a true story and just how heroic Graeme Obree 's feats were.

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