Eurosport

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1989
Date Released
17 Jul 1967
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Seeing for Himself
  2. 2Youth at the Top
  3. 3Bridge for Sale
  4. 4Eurosport

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eurosport. DESCRIPTION: Some off-beat sporting occasions round Europe including a Sports Festival in Denmark, an Alpine meeting in Switzerland, a world swimming record in France and cross-country horse riding in Germany. SHOTLIST: LS men on beam dueling with sausages, both men fall into water. MLS ditto. MS men past, pushing wooden karts. MLS the winner crosses finishing line. Pan waiters past carrying crockery on their heads during race. MLS men in rock throwing contest - Lucerne in Switzerland. Pan men blowing alpine horns. MS men competing in Alpine wrestling contest. GV swimming pool in Monaco. Zoom out Alain Mosconi starts 400 metres free-style. Zoom in as he swims first length. MS crowd watching. CU Alain Mosconi swimming. Zoom out Alain Mosconi finishes, in new World Record time. CU Alain Mosconi in water after finishing. Slow motion shot contestant for army cross country horse title rides horse through water. MS contestant No 76’s horse refuses jump, then it jumps and rider falls into water. MS contestant No 38 riding through water - horse falls and rider falls in.
Keywords
Sport; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Curiosities; Competitions; Horses; Military; Newsreels
Locations
Monaco; Germany; Switzerland; Denmark
Footage sources
France
Card file number
92495
Credits:
Commentator
Franklin Engelmann
Length of story (in feet)
212
Story extras:
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