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The Four Minute Mile

  • History
  • Drama

November 9, 1988 (AU)

2h 32m

Jahn Landys date with destiny.

For two brilliant young athletes - Roger Bannister of England and John Landy of Australia - the 1952 Helsinki Olympics present an exciting challenge. But events help set them on the path to something even more memorable than an Olympic gold medal - the race to break the four-minu...

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