
The Four Minute Mile
1988-11-09 · 152 min · ★ 7.5
For two brilliant young athletes - Roger Bannister of England and John Landy of Australia - the 1952 Helsinki Olympics present an exciting challenge. But events help set them on the path to something even more memorable than an Olympic gold medal - the race to break the four-minute mile....
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- Directors
- Jim Goddard
- Production companies
- Centre Films, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Australia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Nique NeedlesJohn Landy
Adrian RawlinsChris Chataway
John PhilbinWes Santee
Michael YorkFranz Stampfl
Lewis Fitz-GeraldDenis Johannson
Tracy MannJill Webster
Adrian DunbarNorris McWhirter
Richard WilsonHarold Abrahams
Mark PennellDon MacMillan
Ralph CotterillPercy Cerutty
John O'MayBill Easton
Charles TingwellSandy Duncan
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