Bannister: Everest on the Track
History wonks and running buffs will vie for who loves this movie the most. "Everest on the Track" is as much an historical study of Britain's psychological, if not almost physical, need for something - anything - to erase the woes of World War II as it is a fresh look at the quest for the first sub-4:00 mile, the heretofore deemed physically impossible. Before the war, Britain had bloomed best in its Sporting Tradition, but the amateur accolades leading to Olympic accomplishments were blown off the podiums in the 1952 Helsinki Games. Roger Bannister was the epitome of that disappearing scholar-athlete ideal. Can the lunchtime-trained runner immersed in his medical school studies inject the booster shot into Britain's flagging but still flickering morale?
Directed by Jeremy Mosher
Where to Watch
Rent or Buy
Cast
- Roger Bannister Self
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Sebastian Coe Self - Dave Bedford Self
- Christopher Chataway Self
- Harold Carter Self
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Steve Cram Self -
Edmund Hillary Self (archive footage)
Make it a double feature
2h 38m together
Bannister: Everest on the Track
The Game Changers
A close match in mood and era.
