Roger Bannister Movie

Aka roger gilbert bannister.

Roger bannister movie. A four minute mile is the completion of a mile run 1 760 yards or 1 609 344 meters in four minutes or less it was first achieved in 1954 by roger bannister at age 25 in 3 59 4. Roger bannister went on to win british and empire championships in the mile run and the european title in the 1 500 meter event in 1954. Sixty six years ago today a 25 year old medical student by the name of roger bannister became the first man to officially break through the fabled four minute mile barrier. First to run a four minute mile.

The story of the four minute mile breaker roger bannister. Directed by jim goddard. Directed by charles beeson. Set largely in england but filmed in canada four minutes is the story of sir roger bannister doctor by profession and runner by preference and the first man to run under a four minute mile.

Upcoming new and past roger bannister movies tv shows tv movies appearances specials and more plus a biography news awards and nominations. A dramatisation of the race to the four minute mile featuring richard huw as bannister and nique needles as landy. 46 facts about roger bannister. Sir roger gilbert bannister ch cbe frcp 23 march 1929 3 march 2018 was a british middle distance athlete and neurologist who ran the first sub 4 minute mile.

British army doing what some felt was impossible at age 25 bannister ran a mile in 3 59 4 on 6 may 1954 at oxford university establishing a world record. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. Harrow middlesex england location of death. With richard huw nique needles adrian rawlins john philbin.

It was written by david williamson and directed by jim goddard. The four minute barrier has since been broken by over 1 400 male athletes and is now the standard of all male professional middle distance runners in cultures that use imperial units. Oxford oxfordshire england cause of de.