A Matter of Muscles

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1929

Date Released

23 May 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1New Lift in the Air
2. 2A Matter of Muscles
3. 3Strike - Latest, It’s a Gas
4. 4High Tea!
5. 5Aussie Axemen Are Timber Tops

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Matter of Muscles. DESCRIPTION: A Russian Gymnast’s grace and power is captured in slow motion as he wins a contest in Germany. From Poland a look at Polish Wrestlers in training for European and World Championships. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. LS Sergei Diamodov vaulting the horse in slow motion. MS audience. MS Sergei Diamodov performs on horse in slow motion. MS Polish wrestlers. MS ditto. MS wrestlers vault over camera. MS ditto dummy body. MS ditto camera. MS ditto dummy body. MS ditto camera. MS ditto dummy body. MS ditto camera. MS ditto dummy body. MS ditto camera. MS ditto dummy body. MS ditto camera. MS wrestler cart wheel. Top shot. Wrestler’s train. LAS members of Polish team wrestling. CU ditto. MS ditto. MS smallest of wrestlers throws other wrestler.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

Germany; Poland

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

91134

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

125

Story extras:

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