Parachute Record

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1356
Date Released
30 May 1955
Date submitted
26 May 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Parachute Jumping Record. DESCRIPTION: Monsieur Rene Vincent, the well-known French parachutist, recently demonstrated the remarkable feat of using no fewer than seven parachutes in a drop from only 1,200 metres. SHOTLIST: CU of Rene Vincent. CU of Vincent packing parachute. Flying scenes as he parachutes. GV of landing. CU of Rene Vincent.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Records; Stunts
Locations
France; Toussus Le Noble
Footage sources
France
Card file number
63652
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Parachute Record', British Movietone News Issue No. 1356, 30 May 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20095 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)