Four Minute Fever

Four Minute Fever

1956
9m
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Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 8, 1956
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0176728

Cast

Harry Wismer
Harry Wismer

Narrator

Paavo Nurmi
Paavo Nurmi

Himself (archive footage)

Harry Wismer
Harry Wismer

Narrator (voice)

Fiorello LaGuardia
Fiorello LaGuardia

Himself (archive footage)

Arne Andersson
Arne Andersson

Himself (archive footage)

Jules Ladoumegue
Jules Ladoumegue

Himself (archive footage)

Bill Bonthron
Bill Bonthron

Himself (archive footage)

John Lovelock
John Lovelock

Himself (archive footage)

Glenn Cunningham
Glenn Cunningham

Himself (archive footage)

Gene Venzke
Gene Venzke

Himself (archive footage)

Sidney Wooderson
Sidney Wooderson

Himself (archive footage)

Gunder Hägg
Gunder Hägg

Himself (archive footage)

Key Crew

William Deeke
Director
Earle Luby
Producer

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