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The four minute mile a brilliant moment in sports history

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. Extras: Cast/Crew Interview(s) Biographies Documentary Interactive Menu Scene Access Trailer.

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  • "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. Extras: Cast/Crew Interview(s) Biographies Documentary Interactive Menu Scene Access Trailer."@en
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  • "John Landy is one of Australia's greatest sporting heroes. Not only did he excel as an athlete; he embodied the ethic of sportsmanship. This mini-series follows Landy in his attempt to run a mile in under four minutes - the sporting equivalent of being the first to climb Mt Everest - and his famous clash with Roger Bannister in the 1954 empire Games."
  • "It was the sporting equivalent of conquering Everest: running a mile in under four minutes. In 1954 two gifted athletes emerged as frontrunners to break the milestone - Roger Bannister of Great Britain and John Landy of Australia."@en
  • "In 1954, Roger Bannister was the first man to ever run the four minute mile in under four minutes. Together, Roger Bannister, John Landy, Wes Sartec and Denis Johanson stunned and captivated the hearts of the world as they triumphed in battle for the role of the world's fastest runners."@en
  • "In 1954, Roger Bannister was the first man to ever run the four minute mile in under four minutes. Together, Roger Bannister, John Landy, Wes Sartec and Denis Johanson stunned and captivated the hearts of the world as they triumphed in battle for the role of the world's fastest runners."
  • "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."@en
  • "In 1954, four athletes on three continents set out to break man's sound barrier."@en

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  • "History"
  • "Biographical films"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Sports films"@en
  • "Fiction films"@en
  • "Drama"@en
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  • "The four minute mile"
  • "The Four minute mile"@en

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