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.
Four Minute Fever (1956) is a documentary movie produced by RKO Radio Pictures in United States of America. It was directed by William Deeke. On screen you will see Harry Wismer, Paavo Nurmi, Harry Wismer, Fiorello LaGuardia and Arne Andersson. With a runtime of 9m, the film averages 6.5/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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