Sheffield - England’s Runners Win

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1712A
Date Released
29 Mar 1962
Date submitted
26 Mar 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England’s Runners Win. DESCRIPTION: 10 countries were in the international cross-country senior championship at Graves Park, and there were 9 miles to go. Gaston Roelants of Belgium soon established a lead. English runner Batty eventually finished third, and North came eighth. In spite of Roelants’ runaway victory, England won the team prize by a 71-point margin. SHOTLIST: Key scene. England line up (2 shots). MS crowd. GV start of race. MS race in progress. GV same. MS No 6 in lead. MS race. BS No 6 (Roelants - Belgian) the winner. MS crowd. MS No 61. MS crowd. MS end of race. CU sign Finish. The winner (No 5) 3 shots.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
Sheffield; Graves Park
Card file number
84110
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sheffield - England’s Runners Win', British Movietone News Issue No. 1712A, 29 Mar 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24566 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)