The Four Minute Mile
Appearance
The Four Minute Mile | |
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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 14 September 1988 | –
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
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p197
External links
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Categories:
- Mile (athletics)
- 1980s Australian television miniseries
- 1988 Australian television series debuts
- 1988 Australian television series endings
- 1988 television films
- 1988 films
- Films directed by Jim Goddard
- Athletics films
- Running films
- Biographical films about sportspeople
- Cultural depictions of British people
- Cultural depictions of track and field athletes
- Drama television series stubs