Age Unlimited

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1851
Date Released
23 Nov 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Age Unlimited. DESCRIPTION: William Willis, seventy-one year old adventurer, sailed ten thousand miles from Peru to Australia on the raft Age Unlimited. He makes his intended landfall, after freighting the raft from North Queensland where he hit the coast. SHOTLIST: 71 year old adventurer sails ten thousand miles from Peru to Australia. LS raft Age Unlimited. MCU same. MCU William Willis. LS Sydney shore-line. MLS raft. MCU Willis. MS escort craft. TS Willis winching sails up. Low angle of sails being raised. MS all sails on. MS raft. MS escort craft. MS Willis climbing mast. MS escort craft. LS masthead.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Older people
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
89062
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Age Unlimited', British Movietone News Issue No. 1851, 23 Nov 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25761 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)