British Champ Wins Belgian Classic

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1853

Date Released

7 Dec 1964

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sporting Choice
2. 2British Champ Wins Belgian Classic
3. 3Opera House Fashion Show
4. 4The Heart of Christmas
5. 5If You Drink - Don’t Drive

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Champ Wins Belgian Classic. DESCRIPTION: On a course near Brussels, a cross-country event featuring three and a half thousand runners. This was the prelude to the Belgian Classic. Winner was Monsieur Coquit. In the Classic there were 33 leading European runners from seven countries. Winner was Mel Batty. Second and third, Allonsuis and Clercks, both from Belgium. SHOTLIST: A cross country event featuring three and a half thousand runners. This was the prelude to the Belgian Classic. Race 1 - LS into MS runners leaving start. Several shots of same. Runners bunched together. MCU pan runner. MCU pan two runners. MCU Monsieur Coquit. Race 2 - MS pan runners leaving start - second race. Runners bunched together. LA runners passing camera. MS runners jumping hurdles. MS crowd. Other shots of runners. MS pan Mel Batty Britain’s reigning cross-country champion. Winner of first race Monsieur Coquit. Winner second race Mel Batty.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

Belgium; Brussels

Footage sources

France

Card file number

89118

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

95

Story extras:

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