Bert has left a big marker in life, his hometown is now famous, he is Indians biggest acheiver. Simple man Simple bike, massive acheiver. NZ Proud of our Hero ❤ .
"The World's Fastest Indian" easily fits into my list of top ten films ever. That said, there may be more than ten films in that list. Point is, if you haven't seen it, you are in for a treat.
In 1980 I was a student intern on the camera crew for his movie “A Change of Seasons”. It was so cold on location in Vermont that the other crew and I jumped into a prop Rolls-Royce on the set - Hopkins walked by and looked freezing so I popped the door and he sat and warmed up with us for ten minutes – certainly one of the most modest and friendly people I’ve met.