Rapid Rescue

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1836A
Date Released
13 Aug 1964
Date submitted
10 Aug 1964
Date Other
Aug 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rapid Rescue. DESCRIPTION: An International rapid race in Austria featured paddlemen from East and West Germany, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, America and Austria. Thanks to the efficiency of the rescue teams, waiting at strategic points, not one of the hundred competitors was carried away. The East German team became the overall winners. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS canoes over rapids. LS same. MS same. GV same. MS rescuers dive into water. MS crowd. MLS rescuers at work. CU canoe over rapids. MS rescuers dive into water. CU crowd. LS rescuers pull in canoe. MS crowd. CU man in canoe. GV race in progress. LS winner crosses finishing post.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats
Locations
Spital; Drau; Austria
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
88683
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rapid Rescue', British Movietone News Issue No. 1836A, 13 Aug 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25639 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)