Italian Crossbowmen (1961)

Liverpool, Merseyside. C/U of an Italian crossbowmen flag reading ’Balestrieri Sansepolcro’ and fluttering in the wind; ’Balestrieri’ means ’Bowmen’; Sansepolcro is the name of the city the bowmen come from. M/S of men and women in medieval costume walking in front of a line of Italian crossbowmen who are wearing medieval tabards, tights and chain mail jumpers. Various shots of the Italians examining their crossbows before the match which seems to be taking place in a playing field. M/S of their English opponents, (who look like they are dressed for a cricket match) examining their crossbows; they are the Bowmen of Bury Hill from Mansfield in Nottingham. Various shots of the Italians winding up one of their crossbows, ready for a shot. A bald-headed man, Luigi Batti, takes a shot from the bow which is held on a wooden contraption; the dart goes into a black and white circular board. One of the English team, Les Bakewell, is seen taking a shot; he rests the bow on his shoulder; the Marquis Luigi G