Low angle mid shot women's discus medal ceremony, then tighter angle, showing a clean sweep for the USSR, with Nina Romashkova winning the gold, Elizaveta Bagryantseva the silver, and Nina Dumbadze the bronze. Nice of medal winners standing on podium during national anthem. Back to the men's high...
Low angle mid shot women's discus medal ceremony, then tighter angle, showing a clean sweep for the USSR, with Nina Romashkova winning the gold, Elizaveta Bagryantseva the silver, and Nina Dumbadze the bronze. Nice of medal winners standing on podium during national anthem. Back to the men's high jump, and some nice low angles of various jumpers performing jumps, mostly unsuccessful. A selection of different jumping styles are used. Cameraman's slate. Two nice close ups of high jumpers performing jumps in training, wearing their tracksuits and smiling, including Walt Davis. More low angle shots of jumpers performing unsuccessful jumps in competition. Men's 10,000 metres final again, and Zatopek overtaking back markers in shadow. More tight close ups of high jumpers performing jumps, then back to the track as Zatopek and Mimoun lead the race. High angle of chasing pack, then pack running through shadow of Olympic flame building. High angle start of race in shadow. High angle very wide of high jumper jumping. High angle chasing pack in 10,000 metres final.
Adrenaline seekers from the past have left an indelible mark on the Pathe archive. Some were so dangerous they even lost their lives. Here are 10 top daredevils.
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
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