Gubbio’s Running Towers

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2139A

Date Released

4 Jun 1970

Stories in this Issue:

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Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Statue Race (Running Towers). DESCRIPTION: The strange festival of the Running Towers in Gubbio, thirty foot high, the towers are topped by statues of three saints, the event commemorates the township’s victory over attacking neighbours in the year 1154. SHOTLIST: SV cars along road. CU sign post Spoleto pan to road. Tracking shot along road to Spoleto. GV cars along road. CU sign post Assisi pan to road. LV car along road past sign post Assisi. GV cars on high way. CU sign post Gubbio. CU local band in street. Side V local people dancing in street. GV pan down building to mass crowds. CU man carrying statue out of building. LV ditto. GV pan carrying statues round square. CU girl. SV pan 3 groups running down street with statues. LV carrying statues into square. GV ditto.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Customs and traditions; Ceremonies; Religion and belief

Locations

Italy

Footage sources

France

Card file number

96000

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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