Boards on the Breakers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1787
Date Released
2 Sep 1963
Date submitted
24 Aug 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boards on the Breakers. DESCRIPTION: The scene Biarritz. The event the first European surf-board contest ever held. This contest was dominated by competitors from Hawaii, Australia and the American West Coast. This almost disdainful mastery of the white horses is as fascinating to watch as it is to perform. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Biarritz. GV mass of surf-board riders. MS surf-rider. MS pan same. MS woman surf-rider. MLS pan - surf-rider knocks another off surf-board. MS rider falls off.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Competitions; Water sports
Locations
France; Biarritz
Footage sources
France
Card file number
87144
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Boards on the Breakers', British Movietone News Issue No. 1787, 2 Sep 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25232 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)