Four Minutes Summary
Director: Charles Beeson
Genres: Drama
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. Played by Jamie_Maclachlan, Bannister is accurately depicted as a brilliant Oxford medical student, who in the years following WWII gains a reputation as England's fastest runner, but who regards his sports accomplishments as merely an adjunct to his studies, and thus avoids formal athletic training. Only after he fails to win a medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics does Bannister come to realize how important he has become as a morale-booster for a postwar Britain plagued by shortages, rationing, and unemployment. Shouldering this spiritual responsibility, Bannister submits himself to a grueling (but surprisingly scientific) training regimen imposed by disabled ex-athlete Archie Mason (Christopher_Plummer). Originally slated for release in 2004 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Roger_Bannister's "great run," Four Minutes was not seen until it was picked by the ESPN2 cable service on October 6, 2005. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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