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Olympics 1968
Description
No title - The Olympic Games in Mexico.
M/S spectator yawning. M/S start of the 20 kilometres walking race. Camera pans as they walk along. C/U two spectators. M/S of the walkers powering along. C/U Mexican spectator. L/S as the walkers leave the stadium. Head on slow motion shot of the winner...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 56946
- Sort Number:
- 68/085
- Time in/Out:
- 01:14:00:00 / 01:16:53:00
- Canister:
- 68/85
- Film ID:
- 2075.07
- Issue Date:
- 20/10/1968
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