From speaking to my friends in New Zealand this is a very accurate account of his life, you can see in Anthony Hopkins performance how much he enjoyed the part, because of the distance from the UK and USA that these enthusiasts live, they have always been fantastic innovators and when given the opportunity to travel to distant shores never shied away from giving 100%. This comes through in the film.It has to viewed more than once to see all of the little idiosyncrasy of Bert's life.