The Four Minute Mile (1988)

7.5/10 152 min History 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....

Cast

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

Adrian Dunbar

Norris McWhirter

Richard Wilson

Harold Abrahams

Mark Pennell

Don MacMillan

Ralph Cotterill

Percy Cerutty

Charles Tingwell

Sandy Duncan

John Tordoff

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