The Four Minute Mile
6.8
152 minutes
11/9/1988
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 List
Richard Huw
as Roger Bannister
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
John O'May
as Bill Easton
Stuart McCreery
as Les Perry
Chuck Faulkner
as American Athletics Official
Charles Tingwell
as Sandy Duncan
Joe Dolce
as American Athletics Official
John Tordoff
as Groundsman
Duke Bannister
as American Athletics Official
Geoffrey Church
as Student Athlete
Geoffrey Baird
as Australian Journalist
Nicholas Hewetson
as Medical Student
Cliff Ellen
as Jim Johnson
Martin Girvan
as Hammer Thrower
Nicholas Donovan
as Chairman of Oxford University Athletic Club
Peter Harvey-Wright
as Melbourne University Academic
Ian Flintoff
as BBC Interviewer
Teddy Kempner
as American Journalist
Edwin Craig
as American Journalist
John Flanagan
as Policeman
Tim Bentinck
as Finnish Announcer
Vincent Marzello
as American Journalist
Colleen Fitzpatrick
as Elva Landy
Alan Cassell
as Gordon Landy
Michael O'Reilly
as Young Runner
Timothy Keegan
as Tony Landy
Peter Lane
as John Vernon
Reg Gorman
as Vancouver Journalist
Geneviève Picot
as Marjorie Jackson
Colwyn Roberts
as Vancouver Journalist
Joanne Canning
as Winsome Cripps
John Murphy
as Vancouver Journalist
John Larking
as Vancouver Journalist
Geoffrey Pullan
as Vancouver Journalist
Martin Redpath
as British Photographer
Jacek Koman
as Emil Zatopek
Dalibor Satalic
as Finnish Announcer
Albie Woodington
as British Journalist
Kevin Costello
as British Journalist
Michael Greatorex
as Photographer
Peter Andrews
as Canadian Mountie
Harry Parkinson
as British Journalist
Dawn Ellis
as British Journalist
Gary Files
as Dr Hiddleston
Kurt Geyer
as Andy O'Brien
Duncan Gould
as British Journalist
Ray Ashcroft
as British Journalist
Tim Evans
as Marine Commanding Officer
John Lee
as English Doctor
Rosemary Martin
as Mrs Lambert
Paul Davison
as Murray Halberg
Laurie Dobson
as Milk Bar Proprieter
Graham Dow
as Australian Starter
Andrew Wallin
as Bill Baillie
Perry Atfield
as Canadian Announcer
Brian O'Callaghan
as Australian Time Keeper
James Shaw
as Canadian Producer
George Trotman
as Australian Referee
John McTernan
as Dave Garroway
Peter Tabor
as Passer-By
Len Kaserman
as California Interviewer
Esme Melville
as Landlady
Charles Collingwood
as Schoolmaster
William Russell
as AAA Official
Robin Daglish
as AAA Official