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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2518

Date Released

4 Sep 1977

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Start of the Round the World Yacht Race
• 2. Medieval Jousting

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chilham Castle Jousting. DESCRIPTION: At Chilham Castle in Kent a revival of the Middle Ages in the form of a Jousting Tournament. The knights do combat with axes, swords and on horseback with lances. Visitors also saw the Birds of Prey which have become a feature of Chilham. SHOTLIST: GV exterior Chilham Castle. MS barn owl. LS people looking at birds. MS honey buzzard. CU ditto. MS ditto pull back to tawny eagle. MS tawny eagle. CU fish eagle carried and placed on post. MS fish eagle. MS handler extends arm and fish eagle flies to him. MS spectator. MS fish eagle on post and flies off. MS eagle in flight. MS eagle lands on arm. MS archer. LS ditto. MS arrow fired. MS target hit. MS archer. MS fires. MS hits target. Various of more archery. MS knights on horseback. MS ditto. MS knights handed helmets. MS handed lances. LS knights. MS ditto. LS knights on horseback joust. MS man dressed as King Henry with Charlie Drake. LS knights ride and one falls. MS knight tilts at quintain and spins it. LS quintain. MS knights tilt at quintain. MS knights fight with swords. GV crowd. MS man dragged along and punched. MS knights in combat with axes. MS knights in combat. MS ditto. MS fight stopped. CU ditto. LS knight on horse tilts at man on fence and he falls. MS crowd. MS knight on horse knocks man off fence. MS crowd. MS knights towards each other - left knight drops lance and falls. MS knights on horses - crowd clap. MS knights.

Keywords

Customs and traditions

Locations

Kent; Chilham

Card file number

77/156

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Paul Kavanagh

Length of story (in feet)

369

Story extras:

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