British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1314A
Date Released
12 Aug 1954
Date submitted
10 Aug 1954
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Empire Games - Climax. DESCRIPTION: Dramatic pictures of Roger Bannister’s great triumph and Jim Peters heroic effort. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was at the stadium in Vancouver when the Miracle Mile was run. The two great under-four minute milers, Bannister and Landy fought out perhaps the greatest mile race ever seen. Bannister’s final burst was too much for Landy, but both runners’ times were under four minutes. There was a dramatic end to the Marathon race, as Jim Peters staggered into the arena. Completely exhausted, he struggled gamely to reach the finishing line, but after a heroic effort, he failed by 200 yards. SHOTLIST: Dramatic pictures of Roger Bannister’s great triumph and Jim Peter’s heroic effort. His royal highness the Duke of Edinburgh was at the Stadium in Vancouver when the Miracle Mile was run. The two great under-four-minute milers, Bannister and Landy fought out perhaps the greatest mile race ever seen. Bannister’s final burst was too much for Landy but both runners times were under four minutes. There was a dramatic end to the Marathon race, as Jim Peters staggered, he struggled gamely to reach the finishing line, but after a heroic effort, he failed by 200 yards.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Athletics
Locations
Canada; Vancouver
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61599
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
336
Story extras:
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'British Empire and Commonwealth Games', British Movietone News Issue No. 1314A, 12 Aug 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19437 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)