Herbert James Munro (25 March 1899–6 January 1978 in Invercargill) set an uner-1000 cc world motorcycle land speed record—which still stands —in 1967 at Bonneville Salt Flats with a self-modified Indian motorcycle. His effort to set the record is the basis of the motion picture The World's Fastest Indian (2005), starring Anthony Hopkins. That film was inspired by the 1971 short documentary film "Burt Munro: Offerings to the God of Speed" Both films were directed by Roger Donaldson.