Italy Crusaders Fight Again

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1319
Date Released
13 Sep 1954
Date submitted
9 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Saracens Tournament. DESCRIPTION: The town of Arezzo in Italy was the scene of an annual tournament that recalls the Crusades of long ago. The battle has now become a sport, though not without its hazards. SHOTLIST: Various scenes of people in old time dress. Men on horse back charging at a dummy Saracen. Several shots. Crowd shots.
Keywords
Customs and traditions
Locations
Italy; Arezzo
Footage sources
France
Card file number
61816
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Italy Crusaders Fight Again', British Movietone News Issue No. 1319, 13 Sep 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19516 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)