One Stunt Too Many
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: One Stunt Too Many. DESCRIPTION: Stuntman Jean Tomich earned his living by living dangerously. But dangerously he was to die, attempting to drive a car from a world record height into the River Seine. SHOTLIST: MS stunt man leaps out of van travelling about 30mph. Stunt man rolls down the side of steep ravine. MLS mock up fight on high rocks, one stunt man falls off into water. MLS stunt car speeds along, hits obstacle & overturns. LS van going along, bridge over river, stunt man leaps off van into river. MS stunt man holding crash helmet. MCU stunt man. 2 shots stunt man drives car over cliff into water, car sinks. MS divers jump off launch to the rescue. MS 2 shots frogmen searched for body in wreckage. Mr Jean Tomich.
- Keywords
- Entertainment and leisure; Death; Stunts; Accidents and disasters; Performing arts
- Locations
- France; Les Andelys
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 95066
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 93
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How to cite this record
'One Stunt Too Many', British Movietone News Issue No. 2098, 18 Aug 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27971 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)