Animal Athletics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2046A
Date Released
22 Aug 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Animal Athletics. DESCRIPTION: From Camel racing in the hot sands of the Sinai Desert to goat racing in North East France the betting is very heavy. In Pernes Les Fountaines, however, accent is on participation, really grabbing the bull by the horns. SHOTLIST: GV camels lined up for start of race in Sinai Mountains, Israel. CU ditto. MS pan camels away from start. MS Bedouins watching. Pan camels past. GV camels racing. Pan camel past. CU winning rider receives trophy. MS start of goat race in Arceche Mountains, North East France. 5 shots goat racing. MCU winning goat finishes race. MS bull out into arena at Pernes Les Fontaines in France. 4 shots bull runs as man tries to grab cockade. CU crowd. 2 shots bull climbs over one of barriers. MS crowd. 5 shots as men try to grab cockade from between bull’s horns. CU cockade between bull’s horns. MS as man manages to grab cockade.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Competitions; Animals
Locations
France; Israel; Sinai Mountains; Pernes Les Fountaines; Arceche Mountains
Footage sources
France
Card file number
93834
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Animal Athletics', British Movietone News Issue No. 2046A, 22 Aug 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27515 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)