Royal Dukes See Olympic Finals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1208A
Date Released
31 Jul 1952
Date submitted
28 Jul 1952
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Dukes See Olympic Finals. DESCRIPTION: The Duke of Edinburgh with the Duke of Kent recently attended the Olympic Games at Helsinki, during which they saw the 1,500 metres and the Marathon Race. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Olympic sign. Duke of Edinburgh arrives outside stadium. Taking refreshment at help yourself restaurant. Inside - takes his seat with Duke of Kent. 15,000 metres event, Roger Bannister running fourth. Berthal of Luxembourg wins. 26 mile marathon - start of same, Peters running, also Cox. Zatopek running. Out of stadium & on road, Zatopek & Peters running side by side. Peters nearly all in & collapses on roadside. Zatopek runs on. Entering stadium & passes the tape. CU his wife kissing him.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Athletics
Locations
Helsinki
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
57582
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
228
Story extras:
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'Royal Dukes See Olympic Finals', British Movietone News Issue No. 1208A, 31 Jul 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17954 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)