The Four Minute Mile (1988)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.1893 |
Directed By
Jim Goddard
Crew
Jim Goddard
David Williamson
Graham Massey
Pom Oliver
Errol Sullivan
TOP CAST
Richard Huw
Roger Bannister
Nique Needles
John Landy
Adrian Rawlins
Chris Chataway
John Philbin
Wes Santee
Michael York
Franz Stampfl
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Denis Johannson
Tracy Mann
Jill Webster
Robert Burbage
Chris Brasher
Adrian Dunbar
Norris McWhirter
Richard Wilson
Harold Abrahams
Mark Pennell
Don MacMillan
Ralph Cotterill
Percy Cerutty
John O'May
Bill Easton
Stuart McCreery
Les Perry
Chuck Faulkner
American Athletics Official
Charles Tingwell
Sandy Duncan
Joe Dolce
American Athletics Official
John Tordoff
Groundsman
Duke Bannister
American Athletics Official
Geoffrey Church
Student Athlete
Geoffrey Baird
Australian Journalist
Nicholas Hewetson
Medical Student
Cliff Ellen
Jim Johnson
Martin Girvan
Hammer Thrower
Nicholas Donovan
Chairman of Oxford University Athletic Club
Peter Harvey-Wright
Melbourne University Academic
Ian Flintoff
BBC Interviewer
Teddy Kempner
American Journalist
Edwin Craig
American Journalist
John Flanagan
Policeman
Tim Bentinck
Finnish Announcer
Vincent Marzello
American Journalist
Colleen Fitzpatrick
Elva Landy
Alan Cassell
Gordon Landy
Michael O'Reilly
Young Runner
Timothy Keegan
Tony Landy
Peter Lane
John Vernon
Reg Gorman
Vancouver Journalist
Geneviève Picot
Marjorie Jackson
Colwyn Roberts
Vancouver Journalist
Joanne Canning
Winsome Cripps
John Murphy
Vancouver Journalist
John Larking
Vancouver Journalist
Geoffrey Pullan
Vancouver Journalist
Martin Redpath
British Photographer
Jacek Koman
Emil Zatopek
Dalibor Satalic
Finnish Announcer
Albie Woodington
British Journalist
Kevin Costello
British Journalist
Michael Greatorex
Photographer
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