Moscow Athletics

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1372A

Date Released

22 Sep 1955

Date submitted

20 Sep 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Moscow Athletics
2. 2Barnardo Anniversary
3. 3Personalities: Peron Resigns
4. 4Personalities: Mrs Roosevelt
5. 5Personalities: Queen Soraya
6. 6Personalities: Sir Winston Churchill
7. 7A Bride in a Million
8. 8Baor Manoeuvres
9. 9Tourist Trophy Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

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Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Athletics in Moscow. DESCRIPTION: Russia won the athletic contest in Moscow by 220 points to 141 but there were some brilliant British victories. Chris Chataway won the five thousand metres and John Disley the three thousand metres steeplechase. SHOTLIST: GV stadium, track and crowd. TPS 110 metres hurdles race - Parker beat Stolyarov. CU spectators. CU Parker and Stolyarov, 1st and 2nd. CU Thelma Hopkins high jumping in slow motion. CU Thelma Hopkins posing, the winner. LS 3,000 metres steeplechase race scenes. LS John Disley over last jump and winning from Chris Brasher. CU start of the 5,000 metres. CU crowd cheering. LS various shots of the race. SCU Chris Chataway bursting away. SCU Chataway winning. CU Chataway and Mr Cherbyavsky posing. Derek Ibbotson also in this race.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

Moscow; Russia

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

64600

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

155

Story extras:

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