The Four Minute Mile
The Four Minute Mile ★★ 1988
Four athletes become determined to break the record of running the mile in under four minutes. 186m/C VHS . GB Richard Huw, Nique Needles, John Philbin, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Michael York; D: Jim Goddard; W: David Williamson; C: Ian Warburton.
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Minute , mi·nute1 / ˈminit/ • n. 1. a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour: he stood in the shower for twenty minutes in ten minutes… nautical mile , nau·ti·cal mile • n. a unit used in measuring distances at sea, equal to approx. 2,025 yards (1,852 m). Compare with sea mile.
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1929-
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