Olympic Flame Lit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1601
Date Released
8 Feb 1960
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Flame Lit. DESCRIPTION: An 80-year-old, once a well-known skier, lit the flame in a hut near Oslo. Then, the old man handed the torch to youth, and presently, it was taken over by a team of skiers for the start of its long journey to the States. Though the Olympic Games of 1960 are to be held in Rome, the Winter Olympics are due to open shortly at Squaw Valley in California. The flame was on its way to Oslo’s airport for the flight to Los Angeles. SHOTLIST: CU old man in hut. CU fire burning in hut. CU torch is lit and carried by little boy. GV captain and team leave carrying torch. MS team walk over snow plain. CU ditto. GV pan American and Norwegian flag. CU torch.
Keywords
Sport; Children; Environment; Ceremonies; Older people
Locations
Norway
Footage sources
France
Card file number
79269
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Olympic Flame Lit', British Movietone News Issue No. 1601, 8 Feb 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23450 (Accessed 28 Feb 2026)