Cross-Country
Cross-Country
Clip: 425460_1_1
Year Shot: 1967
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1766
Original Film: 040-093-08
HD: N/A
Location: Belgium - outside of the city
Timecode: -
36 hundred runners jostle and jounce over 4 1/2 miles around Brussels in their annual cross-country race. Britisher Mal Batty wins but the two-legged traffic jam at the start is unbelievable. Thousands of runners run through an open field. A wooden fence row corals them through the countryside. Runners push on each other's backs attempting to start the race. The scene resembles something out of a concert or sporting event and not a marathon. A shot from the starting line shows a massive number of participants. Close-up of runners' legs and feet moving over grass. The winner runs under a large banner that reads, "Finish." Crowd shot. Close-up of the winner breathing heavily.