Veterans Cross Country

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2170A

Date Released

7 Jan 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ibrox Park Disaster
2. 2Yeovil V Arsenal Postponement
3. 3Winter’s Icy Grip
4. 4Chess Congress
5. 5Men of Action
6. 6Model Engineering Exhibition
7. 7Irish Sweeps Draw
8. 8Belgian Cross Country
9. 9Veterans Cross Country

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Veterans Cross Country. DESCRIPTION: You’re only as old as you feel. That’s what they told these Frenchman aged between 55 and 85 before the start of the veterans cross country race. By the finish, many felt much older than they actually were. SHOTLIST: GV (4 shots) old man before start. SV old men lined up for start. GV mass start - pan as run past. GV 2 shots runners through forest. SV pan runner (very small man). GV pan runners round bend. SV pan very slow old man overtaken. 2 SCU pan old man (fat), fat bald man running. BV group of men run along path. SCU legs pan up to bodies. BV men jumping legs. SV pan 2 shots two men running separately. SV pan tubby man running. LV towards old man spurts as overtaken - pan as they pass.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics; Older people

Locations

France; Paris

Card file number

96664

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

98

Story extras:

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