On the Run

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2077A
Date Released
27 Mar 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1On the Run
  2. 2Ahead in Style
  3. 3Motorway Madness
  4. 4The Launching of Milly
  5. 5The Semi-Finals

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: On the Run. DESCRIPTION: Gaston Roelants of Belgium overcomes a great challenge by former English Champion, Dick Taylor, for the International Cross Country Title at Clydebank. In Rome, the Olympic Marathon is a highlight during filming of The Games, the picture that tells the background drama and pathos of Olympic endeavour. SHOTLIST: Pan start of International Cross Country Championships at Clydebank. HAS runners through wood. LS runners. MS pan Gaston Roelants leading England’s Dick Taylor. MCU runners past. MS zoom out ditto. MS Roelants past. MS Taylor past. Pan Roelants of Belgium wins. Pan Taylor comes in 2nd. MS crowd applaud. MS winners on stand. GV Colosseum - Rome. MS pan actors & extras lining up for start of Marathon for the film The Games. MCU Ryan O’Neil. MS runners lining up. MCU timekeepers. MS runners past. GV runners down road. MS camera crews. MCU Director Michael Winner. CU Charles Aznavour. CU Stanley Baker & Michael Winner. MCU Baker, Winner & Michael Crawford. MS camera. MS pan start of race. MS camera on crane. MS clapper board. MS pan start of race. GV pan runners down road.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Industry and manufacture; Athletics; Cinema; Performing arts
Locations
Scotland; Italy; United Kingdom; Clydebank; Rome
Footage sources
France
Templar Films
Card file number
94550
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
153
Story extras:
Film clip

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