Ice Riders

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2072

Date Released

17 Feb 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ice Riders. DESCRIPTION: Eighty miles an hour down the Cresta Run! Movietone looks at the most dangerous winter sport of them all, and offers the Jockey Club a suggestion for extending the racing season through the ice and snows of winter. SHOTLIST: CU pan up from boots of tobogganist to head showing various parts of protective clothing. MS tobogganist going head first on small toboggan called skeleton on Cresta run at St. Moritz. Six shots tobogganist going down run. MS entrant preparing for the run. 4 shots competitor passes on toboggan run. MS competitor prepares for run. 4 shots competitor passes on run. MCU spectator. 2 shots competitor passes. MS competitor slows down to finish. MS competitor prepares for Skijoring (skiers being towed behind horses). GV crowd. 9 shots race. MS pan crowd. MCU winner of race.

Keywords

Sport; Safety devices; Winter sports; Animals

Locations

St Moritz; Switzerland

Footage sources

France

Card file number

94432

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

164

Story extras:

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