The Four Minute Mile

For other uses, see Four-minute mile (disambiguation).

The Four Minute Mile
Genre	Miniseries
Written by	David Williamson
Directed by	Jim Goddard
Starring	Nique Needles and Richard Huw
Country of origin	Australia United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Running time	180 minutes (90 minutes per part)
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	13 September (1988-9-13) – 14 September 1988 (1988-9-14)

The Four Minute Mile is a television mini series about the race to run the four-minute mile, focusing on the rivalry between Roger Bannister and John Landy. ^[1]

Cast

• Nique Needles as John Landy
• Richard Huw as Roger Bannister
• John McTernan as Dave Garroway
• Adrian Rawlings as Christopher Chataway
• John Philbin as Wes Santee
• Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Denis Johansson
• Adrian Dunbar as Norris McWhirter
• Cliff Ellen as Jim Johnson
• Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick as Elva Landy
• Jane Hall as Sue Landy
• Tracy Mann as Jill Webster
• Bud Tingwell as Sandy Duncan
• Geneviève Picot as Marjorie Jackson
• Jacek Koman as Emil Zatopek
• Reg Gorman as Vancouver journalist
• John O'May as Bill Easton
• Chuck Faulkner as American Athletics Official

See also

• List of films about the sport of athletics

References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p197

External links

• The Four Minute Mile at IMDb