Horse Racing - Fantastico

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1518A
Date Released
10 Jul 1958
Date submitted
7 Jul 1958
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Horse Racing - Fantastico. DESCRIPTION: The famous Italian horse-race, called Palio Di Siena began with a parade of banners from ten of the wards of the city of Siena. The prize is a banner (or Palio) and each of the ten wards is represented by one horse. The race was round and round the main square and somebody won. And at once, a minor riot broke out, between supporters of the victorious ward and the losers. SHOTLIST: MS horses approach camera. GV procession. LS flag carriers. Closer same. MS pan man throws flag and another catches it. MS riders come out of entrance. MS crowd. TS pan start of race. TS race in progress. Same. MS riders round bend. GV riders thrown. MS same. TS pan race. MS crowd go mad. Closer same. MS crowd. Siena Festival.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Riots
Locations
Italy
Footage sources
Italy
Card file number
74294
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Horse Racing - Fantastico', British Movietone News Issue No. 1518A, 10 Jul 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22483 (Accessed 26 Jun 2025)