World Tobogganing Championships

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2603

Date Released

22 Apr 1979

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Maundy Thursday
2. 2The Easter Parade
3. 3World Tobogganing Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tobogganing Championships. DESCRIPTION: Konigsee in Bavaria was the venue for the World Tobogganing Championships. There were many bumps and spills before the Champions were decided. SHOTLIST: CU man testing runner of toboggan for fractures in metal. CU ditto. MS man’s shoes being repaired. MS toboggan being weighed. MS woman steps off scales. MS man starts toboggan run. LS man down course. MS man pan past. LS man round slight bend. MS man at finish of race. MS woman starts. MS pan past. MCU map of course. MS woman finishes. MS zip pan to tobogganist on course. MS pan tobogganist past. MS spectators. MS tobogganist loses control. MS tobogganist falls off and slides down course. MS manless toboggan down course pan to tobogganist as he slides to a halt. MS view from toboggan as it goes down course.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

Bavaria; Konigsee

Footage sources

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH
Germany

Card file number

79/49

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

162

Story extras:

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