The Four Minute Mile ( The 4 Minute Mile )

The Four Minute Mile (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The 4 Minute Mile
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
152 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Jim Goddard

Written By:
David Williamson

Actors:
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
Tracey 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
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell ..... Sandy Duncan

Synopsis:

It was the sporting equivalent of conquering Everest: running a mile in under four minutes. A feat long thought impossible, in 1954 two supremely gifted athletes emerged as frontrunners to break the milestone: England's Roger Bannister and Australia's John Landy. Though Bannister will be remembered as the first man to break the mile, this thrilling mini-series (brilliantly scripted by David Williamson - The Club, Dons Party) continues the action to the 1954 Empire Games when Landy and Bannister have their first head-to-head clash in the so-called race of the century - for Landy, winning the race in a record time would establish him as the greatest runner of his generation. The Four Minute Mile is not only a classic saga of human endurance set around one of the greatest moments in sporting history, but a testament to one of Australia's greatest sporting champions.

Richard Huw stars as Roger Bannister in this British TV biopic. Overcoming childhood paralysis, Bannister grows up to be one of the true legends of the athletic world. While holding down a fulltime physician's job in 1954, he finds time to become the first man ever to run the mile in four minutes. His story is fleshed out by numerous subplots and peripheral characters. Michael York does a guest turn as Frank Stampfl, while Nique Needles appears as John Landy, the runner who came in second to Bannister. Originally produced in 1988, The Four Minute Mile was made available to American cable TV in 1992.

It was the sporting equivalent of conquering Everest: running a mile in under four minutes. In 1954 two supremely gifted athletes emerged as frontrunners to break the milestone: England's Roger Bannister and Australia's John Landy. This thrilling mini-series chronicles the intense rivalry preceding the so-called 'race of the century' between Landy and Bannister.

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