Winter Olympics Open

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1391A
Date Released
2 Feb 1956
Date submitted
30 Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sir Anthony Eden with President
  2. 2Winter Olympics Open
  3. 3The Cup Ties - WBA V Portsmouth
  4. 4The Cup Ties - Fulham V Newcastle
  5. 5The Queen in Nigeria
  6. 6Royal Tour Continued
  7. *Glasgow Students Rag
  8. *Hli in Cyprus
  9. *Australian Dock Strike

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cortina - Opening Ceremony. DESCRIPTION: Cortina d’Ampezzo - and the opening of the Winter Olympics. The teams of thirty two countries took part, this was a record number. SHOTLIST: Teams march on. LS runner with torch (Guido Carloi). CU flaming bowl. CU flags. Two man bob sled race. 500 metres speed skating competition.
Keywords
Sport; Ceremonies; Winter sports
Locations
Italy; Cortina
Footage sources
Italy
Card file number
65835
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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