Mexico Gold Rush

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2056
Date Released
28 Oct 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mexico Gold Rush. DESCRIPTION: Highlights from some of the most outstanding Olympic events, with emphasis on athletics, where 104 Olympic and 33 World Records were broken! SHOTLIST: GV pan runners in Olympic Marathon. GV crowd at Swimming Stadium. MS pan finish 100m Butterfly for men. LS pan start of 1500m final. MLS crowd. MCU Keino takes lead. MLS ditto. MLS Ryun moving into second place. LS pan zoom in Keino wins. CU crowd. GV Dick Fosbury (USA) doing high jump (Fosbury flop). MS pan slow motion ditto. MCU Tim Johnstone in marathon. CU feet. Tracking shot runners in marathon. Tracking shot Johnstone. Tracking shot crowd. Tracking shot pan up McMahon (Ireland). LAS trees. Tracking shot Mamo Wolde (Ethiopia) overtakes Johnstone. LAS crowds in houses. Tracking shot Japanese runner Kihimara. CU ditto. CU girl with binoculars. LS zoom in pan Mamo Wolde (Ethiopia). MCU Wolde breaks tape to win. MS pan Wolde waving to crowd. MLS pan injured runner passes finish line.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics; Newsreels
Locations
Mexico; Mexico City
Footage sources
Dutch Shipment
Card file number
94068
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
261
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mexico Gold Rush', British Movietone News Issue No. 2056, 28 Oct 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27606 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)