Sporting Spirit

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1972

Date Released

20 Mar 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sporting Spirit. DESCRIPTION: In Germany, a ski contest for the disabled, illustrating how limbless sportsman can overcome their disabilities. In Australia, life-savers have only the surf as their handicap, but it can prove too much to cope with. SHOTLIST: MS skier with one arm down ski slope. Pan skier with one leg down ski slope. Pan woman skier with one leg down ski slope. Pan skiers with one leg down ski slope. MS life saving during surf canoe contest. MLS another life saver during surf canoe contest. MS life savers in surf boat - they collide with other surf boat. DISABLED SKI COMPETITION Bad Wiessee, Germany Shots of track, Bad Wiessee in background. Shots of No 58, Josef Schoberl, winner of category III. Shots of No 121, Anton Lochner, second of category IV. No 127, Josef Engelberger, winner of category IV. Shots of No 120, Annemie Lauser, the only female participant. She landed 9th place.

Keywords

Sport; Winter sports; Water sports

Locations

Germany; Australia; Munich

Footage sources

Australia
Germany

Card file number

92080

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

123

Story extras:

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