Walking Race (1955)

Seregno, Italy. SCU. Start of the international 100 kilometres walking race. CU. Side view, No 1, No 2 and No 28. SLV. Walkers, No’s 11, 33 and 13 past camera. SCU. No 4 taking a drink at dawn. SCU. England’s Don Thompson No 5, walking past camera. CU. No 2 walking. SCU. Thompson drinking. SCU. No 4 walking towards camera. SCU. No 1. CU. & SV. Thompson walking well away. CU. Thompson walks towards camera and being mobbed as the winner. SLV. Thompson being carried by his team-mates. (Lav.) (Orig.H.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959),