Ron’s Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2047A
Date Released
29 Aug 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Princess Marina
  2. 2Czech Situation
  3. 3Fashion Reserve
  4. 4Ron’s Record
  5. 5Water Sport

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ron’s Record. DESCRIPTION: A long jump for Lynn Davies and a new British Record for Hurdler, David Hemery. But at this Crystal Palace meeting all eyes were turned to the efforts of Australian Ron Clarke. He clipped a fifth of a second off his own world record for the Two-Miles. SHOTLIST: Lynn Davies performing the Long Jump. CU starting pistol. GV start of men’s 400 metres hurdles. Crowd scene. GV finish - won by D Hemery - a GB record time. CU Hemery. Man looking through binoculars. GV start of men’s 2-mile event. CU runners past camera. Zoom in to Nos 7, 1 & 4 - Ron Clarke in 2nd place. MS crowd clapping. CU Clarke in lead. MS rest of field past camera. MCU Clarke through tape. CU Clarke (world record time). MS Vestel Virgin holding Olympic torch in Greece. GV ditto, ditto. MS Virgin lights torch. CU ditto. TS ditto. LAS Virgin worshipping. GV all the other virgins do the same. MS pan torch bearer arrives. MS Virgin carrying torch. MS Virgin hands torch to runner. MCU runner with torch - running. TS pan runner departs. A - Athletics - Crystal Palace B - Olympic Torch Ceremony - Greece.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics; Ceremonies; Religion and belief
Locations
London; Crystal Palace; England; Greece
Footage sources
France
Card file number
93870
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Maurice Ford
Length of story (in feet)
203
Story extras:
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