Knights Tournament

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2507

Date Released

19 Jun 1977

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trooping the Colour
2. 2Commonwealth Heads of State
3. 3River Pageant
4. *Longleat Lions
5. *Knights Tournament
6. *Falconry

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Knights Tournament - Irish Reel. DESCRIPTION: The Medieval sport of Jousting is re-enacted on Leopardstown Racecourse. The Company of Knights is actually a group of film stuntmen who enjoy the ‘Rough Stuff’. SHOTLIST: LS knights on horseback. MS men jousting, one falls off horse. More jousting. Knights sword-fighting. One falls. Shot - medieval lady watching. Knight falls to ground - other knight puts foot on his chest. More jousting scenes. Man being pulled round course by knight on horseback in a sack.

Local distribution only

Ireland release only

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Stunts

Locations

Republic of Ireland; Leopardstown

Card file number

77/115A

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

161

Story extras:

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