Athletics - London V Prague

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1376
Date Released
17 Oct 1955
Date submitted
13 Oct 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London V Prague - Athletics at White City. DESCRIPTION: Held at White City, the floodlit London - Prague Athletics match (sponsored by the Evening News) produced some big thrills. SHOTLIST: GV White City Stadium. SCU pole vault. CU Diane Leather winning event. SCU 10,000 metres, Gordon Pirie, Emil Zatopek and Ken Norris interchanging positions. SCU Pirie and Norris overtaking Zatopek. CU Pirie makes his burst and wins. CU Pirie posing after winning.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
White City, London
Card file number
64854
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Athletics - London V Prague', British Movietone News Issue No. 1376, 17 Oct 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20438 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)