| HAND SHAKING Light-hearted item about German man who attempts to break world handshaking record. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5021 | |
| Catalog #: | 29497 | |
| Clip Number: | 29497-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 68/9 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:32 - 01:15:34 | |
| Location: | Germany | |
| Year Shot: | 1968 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Unusual LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany UNIQUE PEOPLE: Record Breaker | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 312701 GERMAN ATTEMPTS HAND-SHAKING RECORD Germany. Sequence of library footage showing dignitaries shaking hands: M/S two men shaking hands. M/S Harold Wilson shaking hands with two men. M/S President Charles De Gaulle shaking hands. Various shots General Franco shaking hands with lots of people - narrator jokes about Franco's lack enthusiasm. M/S Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin shaking hands vigorously - narrator jokes about Russian hand shaking method. C/U German man rubbing hands in French chalk. Various shots of man shaking hands with lots of people, a timekeeper next to him takes count. C/U as he shakes hands with small scruffy man who keeps on shaking. C/U man bending as he shakes hands. C/U of the man's hand shaking other hands - as the shots progress the man's hand gets more and more bandages on it. C/U as the man winces. C/U bandaged hand with only the thumb joint moving as hand is being shaken. | |
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