Experience the victory, Feel the glory, Celebrate the friendship
1988
187 Minutes
Feature
Available on VHS
The Four Minute Mile tells the compelling story of Roger Bannister, who, in 1954 was the first man ever to run the mile in under four minutes. Inspiring and captivating, The Four Minute reveals the true power of the human spirit. Together, Englishman and Oxford medical student, Roger Bannister, Australia's John Landy, Kansas farm boy, Wes Santee and Finland's flamboyant Denis Johanson stunned and captured the hearts of the world as they triumphed in the battle for the role of the world's fastest runners. Along with glory, they found a special friendship and formed a bond even the fiercest competitions could not sever. From the brilliant triumph of the win in the Commonwealth Games in 1954 to the bitter disappointment in the Helsinki games of 1955, The Four Minute Mile takes you on a sweeping journey through history to a time when the world was bursting with optimism and achievement and four young runners pursuing neither gold, nor glory were its greatest heroes. With such an overview it is no surprise that it takes 187-minutes to tell this story, which is kept on one VHS cassette by using extended play. Written by David Williamson and directed by Jim Goddord it stars Richard Huw, Nique Needles, Adrian Rawlins, and John Philbin as the main four runners. This Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment video can often be found used from Amazon.com if they are out of new stock.
