Documentary

Four Minute Fever

Name: Four Minute Fever
Director: William Deeke
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1956-06-08
Duration: 9 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Harry Wismer, Paavo Nurmi, Harry Wismer, Fiorello LaGuardia, Arne Andersson

June 8, 1956

TMDB6.5· 2

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.

Cast

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 Hägg

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)

Crew

William Deeke

Director

Earle Luby

Producer

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Movie Info

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget (USD)N/A

Revenue (USD)N/A

Popularity0%

Produced by

RKO Radio Pictures

Released in

United States

Spoken Languages

English