Six Months on a Tight Rope

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2314
Date Released
8 Oct 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Wedding Stamps
  2. 2New Hovercraft
  3. 3Business Efficiency Exhibition
  4. 4Men’s Fashions
  5. 5Carnaby Street - New Look
  6. 6Six Months on a Tight Rope

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Six Months on a Tight Rope. DESCRIPTION: French tightrope walker completes six months balanced on a tightrope. A 2500 hours record. SHOTLIST: GV 6 months ago - Henry along tightrope. SV shopping precinct, Henry on rope above. SV along tightrope. CU zoom out from food bucket to GV wife with food bucket going towards husband. 4 SVs 2 women watching, wife hauling food up to Henry with rope, pan up with food, wife looking up, Henry giving a thumbs up to wife for food. GV Henry up on tightrope stand, eating, Henry’s daughter [Corinne]. SV Henry writing letters. Henry up on rope, daughter climbing up ladder. SV daughter up ladder, wife with camera, Henry kisses daughter, daughter down ladder. Henry along tight rope. SV people watching. SV Henry reading paper 6 months ago. GV zoom in to Henry on tightrope sitting down. SV crowd watching. SV Henry along tight rope. 7 SVs 2 men on top of tightrope waiting for Henry, Henry nearing two men, crowd, Henry with two men on top of rope, he slips and hits his head, 2 men helping Henry pan mechanical bucket lowering him to ground. CU notice board 28.3.73 - 29.9.73. SV pressmen and crowds around Henry. SV Henry with wife and daughter.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Stunts
Locations
France; St Etienne
Footage sources
France
Card file number
99414
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
159
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 82 times.