Four Minute Fever
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Synopsis
Using newsreel footage, this Sportscope entry chronicles the race toward running's four-minute mile, highlighting several important contests. It starts in the 1920's, when Finland's Paavo Nurmi set the record for the distance at 4 minutes 10.4 seconds. It continues through Roger Bannister's first run under 4 minutes in 1954, and ends in spring 1956, when Australia's Joe Bailey became the first to break 4 minutes on US soil.
Details
- William Deeke
- June 8, 1956
- Released
- United States of America
- RKO Radio Pictures
- 9m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Harry WismerNarrator
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Paavo NurmiHimself (archive footage)
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Harry WismerNarrator (voice)
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Fiorello LaGuardiaHimself (archive footage)
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Arne AnderssonHimself (archive footage)
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Jules LadoumegueHimself (archive footage)
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Bill BonthronHimself (archive footage)
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John LovelockHimself (archive footage)
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Glenn CunninghamHimself (archive footage)
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Gene VenzkeHimself (archive footage)
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Sidney WoodersonHimself (archive footage)
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Gunder HäggHimself (archive footage)
