Abrivado

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2113

Date Released

1 Dec 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Abrivado. DESCRIPTION: An annual round-up of bulls for the arena in the ancient French town of Aigues-Mortes, in which the spectators do more than just watch! SHOTLIST: MS pan group of people arrive on truck. GV shots people dancing. LS pan men on horseback chase bull, other men trap it. MS onlookers. MLS men hold struggling bull. GV crowd converge. GV crowd disperse as bull chases them. MS men on horseback. 3 shots crowds drive along in trucks. MCU men on horseback. 2 shots ditto enter town. LS ditto. MLS ditto ride through town. MS ditto. TS ditto with captured bullocks. MS pan horseman riding fast. MS bull in the arena. TS bull chases man. MS man teases bull from behind fence. LAS pan horseman rides past.

Keywords

Sport; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Animals

Locations

France; Aigues-Mortes

Footage sources

France

Card file number

95299

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

188

Story extras:

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