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Olympic Memorial

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2258
Date Released
11 Sep 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Olympic Memorial
  2. 2Breaking the Sound Barrier
  3. 3News in Colour: Farnborough Air Show
  4. 4News in Colour: Powerboat Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Memorial. DESCRIPTION: For a time the Munich Games were suspended because of the brutal murder of eight Israeli athletes by Arab terrorists from the Black September organisation, who had demanded from the West German government the release of 200 Arab prisoners in Israel. The captive athletes and Arab captors were killed in a police ambush on their way to Munich’s airport. SHOTLIST: GV Olympic stadium, zoom in to Olympic flag at half mast. GV Olympic stadium. GV helicopter flies toward Israeli headquarters. CU ditto. GV ditto, zoom in to police on roof of building. MS police watching. CU ditto. LS police on roof. Zoom in to police in track suits. LS terrorist guerilla on balcony. Pan airport sign to guards. LS airport building. LS photographer. CU ditto. LS pan burnt out helicopter. LS flags at half mast. CU Israeli flag. MS Israeli competitors. GV interior stadium. LS crowd. GV interior stadium. MLS Avery Brundage making address. LS crowd. MLS Brundage making address. MS competitors. LS ditto. CU ditto (x3). GV zoom into flags at half mast.
Keywords
Sport; Terrorism
Locations
Germany; Munich
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
98425A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:

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