Cross Country Championships

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2321A

Date Released

29 Nov 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cross Country Championships
2. 2Athletes for New Zealand
3. 3Parachute Jumping
4. 4News in Colour: Miss World Contest

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cross Country Championships. DESCRIPTION: David Bedford easily wins in these Championships held on Parliament Hill Fields. SHOTLIST: GV zoom in mass start of runners at Parliament Hill Fields. SV massed runners. SBV runners down hill. SV pan mass of runners. BGV runners in mass race across field. SCU runners past camera some looking exhausted. BV runners. SV partly exhausted runner. TS two runners from behind. SV David Bedford No 244 in lead. SV pan other runners across field. SV pan runners legs. SV pan Bedford in lead. LV Bedford races to finishing tape with his lone challenger a Labrador dog, Bedford breaks tape to win. BV as other runners finish. SV D Bedford picks up Labrador dog in arms. SV 2 men applauding. SV pan Bedford walking.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

London; Parliament Hill Fields

Card file number

99536A

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Paul Kavanagh

Camera

Stan Goozee

Length of story (in feet)

128

Story extras:

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