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The Four Minute Mile

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-minute mile…

English
  • Originally Aired November 9, 1988
  • Runtime 152 minutes
  • Network United Kingdom BBC
  • Notes Is the series finale
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