International Cross-Country Won by Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1226
Date Released
1 Dec 1952
Date submitted
27 Nov 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Launching for Tev Maori
  2. 2Underwater Banquet
  3. 3International Cross-Country Won by Britain
  4. 4England’s 5 Goal Win at Wembley
  5. 5Lord Tedder Opens Nigerian University
  6. 6French Set-Back in Indo-China
  7. 7Empire Conference at No 10

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: International Cross-Country Won By Britain. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s Gordon Pirie won from three thousand runners - from Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland - competing in the Cross du Soir race near Brussels. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. 3 thousand runners starting in race. Different shots of runners under way. Runners thinning out. Gordon Pirie third place during running. Finish of race shows Pirie winning followed by Felix Sando.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
Brussels
Footage sources
France
Card file number
58180
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
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