The Four Minute Mile
The Four Minute Mile

The Four Minute Mile

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1988
2h 32m
6.8(2 votes)
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Drama

Overview

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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75 members
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Richard Huw

Roger Bannister

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Nique Needles

John Landy

Nique Needles
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Adrian Rawlins

Chris Chataway

Adrian Rawlins
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John Philbin

Wes Santee

John Philbin
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Michael York

Franz Stampfl

Michael York
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Lewis Fitz-Gerald

Denis Johannson

Lewis Fitz-Gerald
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Tracy Mann

Jill Webster

Tracy Mann
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Robert Burbage

Chris Brasher

Robert Burbage
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Adrian Dunbar

Norris McWhirter

Adrian Dunbar
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Richard Wilson

Harold Abrahams

Richard Wilson
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Mark Pennell

Don MacMillan

Mark Pennell
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Ralph Cotterill

Percy Cerutty

Ralph Cotterill
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John O'May

Bill Easton

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Stuart McCreery

Les Perry

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Chuck Faulkner

American Athletics Official

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Charles Tingwell

Sandy Duncan

Charles Tingwell
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Joe Dolce

American Athletics Official

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John Tordoff

Groundsman

John Tordoff
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Duke Bannister

American Athletics Official

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Geoffrey Church

Student Athlete

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Geoffrey Baird

Australian Journalist

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Nicholas Hewetson

Medical Student

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Cliff Ellen

Jim Johnson

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Martin Girvan

Hammer Thrower

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Nicholas Donovan

Chairman of Oxford University Athletic Club

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Peter Harvey-Wright

Melbourne University Academic

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Ian Flintoff

BBC Interviewer

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Teddy Kempner

American Journalist

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Edwin Craig

American Journalist

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John Flanagan

Policeman

John Flanagan
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Tim Bentinck

Finnish Announcer

Tim Bentinck
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Vincent Marzello

American Journalist

Vincent Marzello
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Colleen Fitzpatrick

Elva Landy

Colleen Fitzpatrick
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Alan Cassell

Gordon Landy

Alan Cassell
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Michael O'Reilly

Young Runner

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Timothy Keegan

Tony Landy

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Peter Lane

John Vernon

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Reg Gorman

Vancouver Journalist

Reg Gorman
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Geneviève Picot

Marjorie Jackson

Geneviève Picot
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Colwyn Roberts

Vancouver Journalist

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Joanne Canning

Winsome Cripps

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John Murphy

Vancouver Journalist

John Murphy
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John Larking

Vancouver Journalist

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Geoffrey Pullan

Vancouver Journalist

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Martin Redpath

British Photographer

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Jacek Koman

Emil Zatopek

Jacek Koman
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Dalibor Satalic

Finnish Announcer

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Albie Woodington

British Journalist

Albie Woodington
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Kevin Costello

British Journalist

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Michael Greatorex

Photographer

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Peter Andrews

Canadian Mountie

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Harry Parkinson

British Journalist

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Dawn Ellis

British Journalist

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Gary Files

Dr Hiddleston

Gary Files
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Kurt Geyer

Andy O'Brien

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Duncan Gould

British Journalist

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Ray Ashcroft

British Journalist

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Tim Evans

Marine Commanding Officer

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John Lee

English Doctor

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Rosemary Martin

Mrs Lambert

Rosemary Martin
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Paul Davison

Murray Halberg

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Laurie Dobson

Milk Bar Proprieter

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Graham Dow

Australian Starter

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Andrew Wallin

Bill Baillie

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Perry Atfield

Canadian Announcer

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Brian O'Callaghan

Australian Time Keeper

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James Shaw

Canadian Producer

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George Trotman

Australian Referee

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John McTernan

Dave Garroway

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Peter Tabor

Passer-By

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Len Kaserman

California Interviewer

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Esme Melville

Landlady

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Charles Collingwood

Schoolmaster

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William Russell

AAA Official

William Russell
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Robin Daglish

AAA Official

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