Battle of Hastings - On the Board

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1856A
Date Released
31 Dec 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chess Championships. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show some of the competitors who entered The Annual Chess Congress which was recently held in Hastings. SHOTLIST: Medium shot of two men playing chess on the beach. Chess banner above the congress hall. Man and woman entering hall. Interior of hall. Helmut Pfleger playing chess with Owen Hindle. Close up of Helmut Pfleger. Pfleger removes one of Owen’s pieces from board. Owen removes one of Pfleger’s pieces. Close up of Paul Keres, also Norman Littlewood. Nona Gaprindashvili and partner.
Keywords
Competitions
Locations
Hastings; St Leonards-on-Sea
Card file number
89201
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Battle of Hastings - On the Board', British Movietone News Issue No. 1856A, 31 Dec 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25809 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)