Viva Mexico
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Viva Mexico. DESCRIPTION: In spite of thousands of armed security men in the stadium - in spite of civil unrest in the country - in spite of all the threats to boycott the games - in spite of the hazards of high altitude - the first Latin American Olympiad gets underway with a flourish of splendid showmanship. SHOTLIST: GV zoom out Mexico City. GV Zoom out air-filled Olympic symbol rising in stadium. GV parade of competitors in stadium. GV Greek contingent parading. MS official party in stand. MS British contingent. GV ditto. MS British woman competitors. MS British men competitors. MS crowd applaud. GV zoom in Czechoslovakian contingent. MS zoom out Russian contingent. 2 shots Japanese contingent. MS cheerleaders in crowd. MS pan sign Mexico 68. GV balloons released. GV ditto. GV pan up ditto. MS pan Mexican woman athlete Enriqueta Basilio running with Olympic torch. GV crowd. MS Enriqueta running through crowds on track with torch. GV pan Enriqueta runs up steps towards Olympic flame. GV zoom in Olympic flame. LS Enriqueta lights flame. GV zoom out flame burning. MS doves released. GV pan up ditto. GV ditto.
- Keywords
- Sport; Buildings and structures; Fires; Ceremonies; Birds; Animals
- Locations
- Mexico; Mexico City
- Footage sources
- Dutch Shipment
- Card file number
- 94035
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 255
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