Great Day for GB

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2006A

Date Released

16 Nov 1967

Date submitted

13 Nov 1967

Date submitted

14 Nov 1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Swimming Time
2. 2Present Preview
3. 3Great Day for GB
4. 4Three for Juanita
5. 5Cardiff - All Blacks Win Again
6. 6Melbourne Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Great Day for Gb. DESCRIPTION: Sunny Sunday, for British contestants on the Continent, winning International Motor Cycle Trail in France and Cross Country Athletics in Belgium. SHOTLIST: MS pan No 57 Doug Smith for GB starting course. MS rider through mud. MS No 96 Chevreux of France past. MS pan No 95 Mac Harris of England past. British rider through mud. MS No 59 Dudley of Britain past and stuck in mud. CU as he gets off bike. MCU Dudley pushing bike through mud. CU rider who is stuck in mud engages gear on his bike. MS as he rides out of mud. MS No 52 falls off bike in mud. BS another rider falls off bike in mud. MS rider slips off course into tree. GV competitors start cross country race near Brussels. MS ditto. GV ditto. BS ditto. MS leading runner past. BS Runners past. MS ditto. MS pan ditto (x2). CU runners feet. MS pan No 1191 Mel Batty of Britain finishes first. MS pan No 2740 Eddy van Butsek of Belgium finishes second. MS other competitors still running. CU pan competitor walking to finish. MS other competitors approaching finish. GV finishing area. MS competitor combing hair as he runs to finish. CU Mel Batty, the winner, with Eddy van Butsek who was second.

Keywords

Sport; Environment; Motorcycling; Athletics; Accidents and disasters

Locations

France; Belgium

Footage sources

France

Card file number

92972

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

119

Story extras:

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