Film Record: Winter Sports in Switzerland

Identifier:

• 4416 (Source: East Anglian Film Archive)

Date produced: 1939

Filmmaker(s):

Gebbie

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:11:26

Length:

300 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"Film recording details of winter sports in Switzerland, including horse racing and skiing." (EAFA Database)

Resources:

This film is part of the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection held by the East Anglian Film Archive, Norwich, UK.

Locations:

• Switzerland (Filming)

Subjects:

•      Sports
•           Skiing

Genre:

• Sports (Nonfiction)

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection, East Anglian Film Archive

Viewing Notes:

"Scenes involving horses include: horse racing, flat race [normal and slow motion footage of horse races from different vantage points], a buggy race, and skijoring [horses pull individuals on skis]. Scenes involving skiing include shots of a young child on skis; adults ski-walking; downhill skiing; skiers practising and dealing with obstacles; a railway line being cleared of heavy snow by hand and a snow plough on a locomotive, including a shot from above the plough; a train arriving at a station, where skiers disembark; preparations made by skiers before a competition; a close up of two competitors; action from a cross country race, with some actuality shots; one skier filmed over the finish line [abrupt end]." (EAFA Database)

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