Out to Beat the Breakers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1943
Date Released
29 Aug 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Out to Beat the Breakers. DESCRIPTION: The exciting Pacific Island sport of surf-riding has come to Europe in a big way. These pictures were taken during the French Championships held at Biarritz. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. LS one of contestants in French Surf Championships at Biarritz. CU woman takes photo. LS contestant falls into water. BS judges. LS one of the woman contestants surfing. LS woman contestant falls into water. MS people watching on beach. LS contestant falls into water. LS ditto. Pan ditto. LS two contestants fall into water.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
France; Biarritz
Footage sources
France
Card file number
91495
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Out to Beat the Breakers', British Movietone News Issue No. 1943, 29 Aug 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26565 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)