Four Minute Fever
Movie
1956-06-08
9m
Documentary
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.
Status
Released
Released
1956-06-08
Runtime
9m
Studio
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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Director
Cast
Harry Wismer
Narrator
Paavo Nurmi
Himself (archive footage)
Harry Wismer
Narrator (voice)
Fiorello LaGuardia
Himself (archive footage)
Arne Andersson
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Jules Ladoumegue
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Bill Bonthron
Himself (archive footage)
John Lovelock
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Glenn Cunningham
Himself (archive footage)
Gene Venzke
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Sidney Wooderson
Himself (archive footage)
Gunder Hägg
Himself (archive footage)
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