Altitude Athletics
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Altitude Athletics. DESCRIPTION: In the French Pyrenees, British Athletes get a taste of training under altitude conditions before the Olympics in Mexico, twelve months from now. SHOTLIST: (4th Key scene for GR). GV athletics track at front of Font Romeu in the French Pyrenees. CU road sign To Font Romeu. MCU sign indicating Olympic Training Ground. MLS athletics at Font Romeu. MS ditto - British athlete in f/g. GV athletes during training. MS runners past around track. MS pan walker past around track. MS discus thrower William Tancread training. Pan Mary Rand runs past around track. MS as she come in for medical check-up - she has her pulse taken. CU Mary Rand. CU as she has her pulse taken. MS ditto. GV training and living quarters at Font Romeu. GV ditto. MS athletes walk in building. MCU English athlete John Rix relaxing in his room after training. MS ditto. GV interior of kitchen. CU ditto. MLS athletes queuing for food. MLS Mary Rand with other athletes in dining room. MS ditto. LS swimmers during training. MLS ditto. CU official timing swimmers. GV swimmers during training.
- Keywords
- Sport; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Environment; Swimming; Athletics; Water sports
- Locations
- France; French Pyrenees
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 92755
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 137
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