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
1 / 9
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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