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Sportacular ‘71

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2204
Date Released
30 Aug 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tough Line for Crime
  2. 2Miss Great Britain
  3. 3Tinguely’s Machines
  4. 4Sportacular ‘71
  5. 5Edinburgh Sports
  6. 6Waiters Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sportacular ‘71. DESCRIPTION: The World of Sport goes to Earl’s Court, with simulated ski-slopes, a golf range, hot wheel racing, and a weight-lifting contest between Britain and Hungary. SHOTLIST: GV exterior Earl’s Court - World Sportacular ‘71. MLS interior girl on ski slope Anne Asheshov. MS skis on roller slope. CU Asheshov 1963 champ on skis. LS large ski slope. LS Vistagolf range. MLS football range Speedball. CU hot wheel cars on track 9. MCU hot wheel cars start. MS hot wheel cars along track. CU roller skaters start off. GV roller skating rink. MS men at work in Trim Gym keep fit. MS contestants parade for England v Hungary weight lifting contest. MS Hungarian team. MLS British team. Pan CU ditto. MCU Brian Strange (17 years) prepares to lift (GB). MS Strange lifts 147 kilograms press. MS S Rezo of Hungary fails to lift 150 kilograms. CU girls in audience applaud. MS Tony Hancock (GB) press lifts 165 kgs. MS A Nemessanyi (Hungary) snatch lifts 137 kgs. MS crowd. MS B Strange jerk lifts 162kgs. MS Hancock (GB) snatch lifts 142 kgs.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
London; United Kingdom; Earls Court
Card file number
97413
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
206
Story extras:

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