Watch Four Minute Fever (1956) Online!

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.

Directing:
  • William Deeke

Stars:
Release Date: 1956-06-08
themoviedb icon 0.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 9
Write one

Sorry, no results found.