Four Minute Fever
1956 | 9m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | William Deeke |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 08, 1956 |
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| Director: | William Deeke |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 11, 2024 Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Harry Wismer | Narrator |
| Paavo Nurmi | Himself (archive footage) |
| Harry Wismer | Narrator (voice) |
| Fiorello LaGuardia | Himself (archive footage) |
| Arne Andersson | Himself (archive footage) |
| Jules Ladoumegue | Himself (archive footage) |
| Bill Bonthron | Himself (archive footage) |
| John Lovelock | Himself (archive footage) |
| Glenn Cunningham | Himself (archive footage) |
| Gene Venzke | Himself (archive footage) |
| Sidney Wooderson | Himself (archive footage) |
| Gunder Hagg | Himself (archive footage) |
| Roger Bannister | Himself (archive footage) |
| John Landy | Himself (archive footage) |
| Christopher Chataway | Himself (archive footage) |
| Laszlo Tabori | Himself (archive footage) |
| Ron Delaney | Himself (archive footage) |
| Joe Bailey | Himself (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
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| William Deeke | Director |
| Arthur Weiss | Editor |
| Louis Turchen | Music Editor |
| Maurice Rosenblum | Sound Recordist |
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| Earle Luby | Producer |
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