The Four Minute Mile
The Four Minute Mile
Release: 1988-11-09
·Runtime: 152m
·★ 6.8
History
Drama
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....
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Australia
Production Companies
Centre Films
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Cast
Nique Needles
as John Landy
Adrian Rawlins
as Chris Chataway
John Philbin
as Wes Santee
Michael York
as Franz Stampfl
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
as Denis Johannson
Tracy Mann
as Jill Webster
Robert Burbage
as Chris Brasher
Adrian Dunbar
as Norris McWhirter
Richard Wilson
as Harold Abrahams
Mark Pennell
as Don MacMillan
Ralph Cotterill
as Percy Cerutty
Charles Tingwell
as Sandy Duncan
John Tordoff
as Groundsman
John Flanagan
as Policeman
Tim Bentinck
as Finnish Announcer
Vincent Marzello
as American Journalist
Colleen Fitzpatrick
as Elva Landy
Alan Cassell
as Gordon Landy
Reg Gorman
as Vancouver Journalist
Geneviève Picot
as Marjorie Jackson
John Murphy
as Vancouver Journalist
Jacek Koman
as Emil Zatopek
Albie Woodington
as British Journalist
Gary Files
as Dr Hiddleston
John Lee
as English Doctor
Rosemary Martin
as Mrs Lambert
William Russell
as AAA Official