Sportacular ‘71

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2204

Date Released

30 Aug 1971

Stories in this Issue:

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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