Luna Wrestling

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2224

Date Released

17 Jan 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Luna Wrestling. DESCRIPTION: Mon Dieu! French wrestlers are really jumping for joy. They stand on a springboard, which when set off by a lever, are projected into the air by means of compressed air. SHOTLIST: MS wrestlers springing in and out of ring & fighting. MS wrestler catapulted high in air & somersaults. LS wrestler finishes somersaults & lands in ring and starts to wrestle. MS 2 wrestlers fighting. LS 2 wrestlers fighting, one touches robe and his partner springs in to continue fighting, they change over twice more. MLS pan 2 men spring into ring together, they fight, then both partners take over, they wrestle and one changes again. MS wrestler springs into ring. MLS wrestler waiting on spring board, he somersaults into ring and is caught upside down by his opponent who slams him down and dives on top.

Keywords

Sport; Curiosities

Locations

France

Footage sources

France

Card file number

97756

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

102

Story extras:

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