On the Run

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2068A
Date Released
23 Jan 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: On the Run. DESCRIPTION: Trevor Wright of Sheffield leads a field of 350 runners to win the Individual Trophy in the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championship in Brighton. John Pearson of Manchester win the uphill Students race up the Post Office Tower - the breathless ordeal of the 798 steps! SHOTLIST: MS pan start of Inter-Counties Cross Country Championship race at Brighton race-course. GV (2 shots) competitors past. MS pan ditto. MCU legs. MCU (2 shots) competitors past. MS pan ditto. MLS ditto. Ditto MCU spectators. MS pan runner past. MS pan runners past. MS winner Trevor Wright over finish line. HAS second man - Mike Tagg over finish line. MCU Trevor Wright. HAS Mike Tagg. MS Trevor Wright and Mike Tagg. MS competitors after race. LAS GPO Tower at night. LAS GPO Tower neon sign, pan down to entrance. MS student entrants for GPO Tower Race run to the start. MCU sign Inter University GPO Tower Race. MS first competitor starts off. MCU pan first competitor up steps. MCU competitor No 2 starts. MCU pan Competitor No 2 up steps. CU pan feet past. MCU pan No 5 up steps. CU pan feet past. CU pan ditto. CU competitor past. MCU pan No 22 up steps. MCU pan No 15 up steps. MCU competitor past. MCU pan No 19 past. MCU legs past. MCU No 10 walks past. MS scoreboard. MS pan No 14 finishes. MCU two contestants resting. GV Post Office Tower. MCU pan down No 13 resting. MS John Pearson of Manchester University receives trophy for winning.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Competitions; Fundraising; Athletics; Ceremonies
Locations
London; Brighton; United Kingdom
Card file number
94345
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Roy Page
Length of story (in feet)
227
Story extras:
Film clip

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'On the Run', British Movietone News Issue No. 2068A, 23 Jan 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27715 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)