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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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Director:
Douglas Mackinnon
Writers:
John Brown (writer) and
Simon Rose (writer) ...
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Release Date:
26 April 2007 (New Zealand) more
Genre:
Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
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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Awards:
7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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User Comments:
Obree is a hero more (20 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Pauline Lynch ... Second Office Receptionist
Gary Hollywood ... Cycle Courier
Moray Hunter ... Armstrong
Kieran Tennant ... First Kid in Street
Stuart Glen ... Second Kid in Street
Steven Berkoff ... Ernst Hagemann
Philip Wright ... Francesco Moser
Dennis Matsuki ... First Cycling Official

Erich Redman ... Second Cycling Official
Peter Majer ... Third Cycling Official
David Hounslow ... "Specialized" Representative

Niall Greig Fulton ... Adult Gang Leader
Adrian Smith ... Chris Boardman
Daniel André Pageon ... French Mayor
Grant Aylward ... Mayor's Assistant
Gudrun Mangel ... Mayor's Wife
Caitlin Brennan ... Daughter on Bike
George Drennen ... Father on Bike
Ashok Srivastava ... Doctor
Nathan McGrath ... Toddler Ewan

Tino Czaja ... Track Official (credit only)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nikolas Abs ... Junior Official
Muzaffer Cakar ... President
Angelika Gersdorf

Forbes KB ... Bailiff
Ralf Klopotteck ... Startschiedsrichter

Pepe Balderrama ... Santiago (uncredited)
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Directed by
Douglas Mackinnon 
 
Writing credits
John Brown (writer) and
Simon Rose (writer) and
Declan Hughes (writer)

Produced by
Peter Broughan .... producer
Peter Gallagher .... line producer
Peter Gallagher .... producer
Sara Giles .... producer
Martin Hagemann .... co-producer
Niccolo Innocenti .... co-producer
Alan Kaplan .... executive producer
Kai Kuennemann .... co-producer
Damita Nikapota .... producer
Simon Rose .... executive producer
Alasdair Waddell .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Martin Phipps 
 
Cinematography by
Gavin Finney 
 
Film Editing by
Colin Monie 
 
Casting by
Maureen Duff 
 
Production Design by
Mike Gunn 
 
Art Direction by
Ursula Cleary 
 
Set Decoration by
Lee Porter 
 
Costume Design by
Alexandra Caulfield 
 
Makeup Department
Lisa Buscher .... makeup daily
Maxine Dallas .... dailies makeup artist
Sarah Fidelo .... hair designer
Sarah Fidelo .... makeup designer
Niamh Morrison .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Peter Kreutz .... production manager
Suzanne Reid .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ian Easton .... first assistant director: second unit
Ian Easton .... third assistant director
Michael Queen .... second assistant director
Francesco Reidy .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Phil Bowen .... construction manager
Moley Campbell .... art department assistant
Susan Collin .... stand-by art director
Anne-Marie Coulter .... production buyer
Judith Fischer .... art department trainee: Germany
Derek Gray .... storyboard artist
Daniel Kolarov .... property master: Germany
Stephen Mason .... art department runner
Bob Orr .... property master
Zoe Wight .... petty cash buyer
Martin Kelly .... art department (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Alexander Buck .... dialogue editor
Tim Dyer .... sound trainee
Anthony Faust .... adr mixer
Michael Feinberg .... supervising adr editor
Tobias Fleig .... sound re-recording mixer
Gordon Forbes .... sound trainee
Kahl Henderson .... adr mixer
Florian Kaltenegger .... foley recordist
Emil Klotzsch .... sound effects editor
David McMillan .... boom operator
Reg Mills .... sound mixer
Roland Platz .... foley artist
Tobias Poppe .... sound effects editor
Alexander Vitt .... adr editor
Benjamin Wolf .... foley editor
Guido Zettier .... sound designer
Guido Zettier .... supervising sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Perry Costello .... rigging supplier
Nick Smith .... special effects supervisor
Chris Watson .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Wolf Bosse .... digital intermediate supervisor
Michael Brink .... visual effects producer
Alex Brommer .... digital compositor
Joerg Bruemmer .... lead digital compositor
David Harter .... digital artist
Nico Hauter .... digital intermediate assistant colorist
Michael Krämer .... digital compositor
Christian Laskawi .... 3D artist
Sebastian Locker .... digital compositor
Heike Mauer .... digital compositor
Christian Meckel .... systems administrator
Tim Mendler .... motion control operator
Rolf Muetze .... visual effects supervisor
Frieda Oberlin .... digital intermediate supervisor
Philipp Orgassa .... digital intermediate colorist
Andreas Rathmacher .... digital compositor
Bastian Schreitling .... digital artist
Christian Tröger .... digital artist
Christian Tröger .... digital intermediate finisher
Ralf Wacker .... digital intermediate supervisor
Philipp Schneider .... visual effects editor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Andy Bennett .... stunt performer
Glenn Foster .... stunt double
Andreas Petrides .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ashley Bond .... focus puller
Brandon Evans .... gaffer
George Geddes .... clapper loader
Iain Harrison .... rigger
Rafael Jeneral .... second assistant camera: Germany
Tobias Klauke .... focus puller: "b" camera
Scott Rodgers .... camera trainee
Xandy Sahla .... camera operator
Niall Smyth .... best boy
Colin Strachan .... grip
 
Casting Department
Catherine Gordon .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Katherine Hyland .... costume assistant
Dani Miller .... costume assistant
Dee Walsh .... costume supervisor
Elena Wegner .... costumer: extras
 
Editorial Department
Giles Burgess .... first assistant film editor
Sebastian Mietzner .... post-production technician
Mathieu Reid .... color timer
 
Music Department
Michael Connell .... supervising music editor
 
Transportation Department
Angus Finlayson .... runner driver
J.J. Lowe .... local driver
Paul Mason .... driver: camera car
 
Other crew
Lisa Maria Baruffati .... additional floor runner
David Burt .... location assistant
Stephen Burt .... location manager
Peter Büscher .... runner
Neil Cairns .... production accountant
Michael Campbell .... location assistant
Giovannina Cotroneo .... production secretary
Kirstie Edgar .... script supervisor
Gemma Gerber .... stand-in: Laura Fraser
Robin Haig .... floor runner
Sharon Howat .... production coordinator
Joanna Johnson .... legal and business affairs
Jacqui McBride .... accounts trainee
David McKinnon .... production runner
Christian Meckel .... systems engineer
Anya Noakes .... publicist
Graeme Obree .... advisor
Holger Veh .... supervising armorer
Paul Zieleniec .... assistant accountant
 

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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.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
Germany | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Germany:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M
Filming Locations:
Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK more
Company:
ContentFilm International more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
David Tennant was cast in this film but had to drop out because of changed dates. more
Goofs:
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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User Comments

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Obree is a hero, 3 July 2007
9/10
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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