Knights Tournament

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2507
Date Released
19 Jun 1977
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Knights Tournament - Irish Reel. DESCRIPTION: The Medieval sport of Jousting is re-enacted on Leopardstown Racecourse. The Company of Knights is actually a group of film stuntmen who enjoy the ‘Rough Stuff’. SHOTLIST: LS knights on horseback. MS men jousting, one falls off horse. More jousting. Knights sword-fighting. One falls. Shot - medieval lady watching. Knight falls to ground - other knight puts foot on his chest. More jousting scenes. Man being pulled round course by knight on horseback in a sack.
Local distribution only
Ireland release only
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Stunts
Locations
Republic of Ireland; Leopardstown
Card file number
77/115A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Knights Tournament', British Movietone News Issue No. 2507, 19 Jun 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30998 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)