Karate

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

880

Date Released

1975

Filmed

Oct 1975

Length of issue (in feet)

177

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Karate

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: The toughest men in the world can kick and punch with blows that could kill - they are the karate fighters, those Kung Fu heroes that have perfected the ancient Japanese art of self defence. This year the karate champions of the world are British. Gail Spiro finds out what this particular form of martial art is all about and has a go at breaking a few bricks herself.

Researcher Comments

NB: Information drawn from the Australian version

Keywords

Sport

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 936/880

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Presenter

Esmeralda Reyna

Camera

Fleet Street Films

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Gail Spiro

Director

Patrick Wyand

Producer

Sylvia Eley

Commentator

Sylvia Eley

Support services

Zakiya Powell

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

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