120 Ft Dive AKA 120 Ft Dive By French Champion (1920)

Nogent-sur-Marne, France. Intertitle: “120 FEET DIVE by M. Bouffarul - a French Diving Champion“. L/S of a massive arched bridge stretching over the River Marne - people on a raft row under it. We see a tiny dot at the top of the bridge - M. Bouffarul - he dives into the water with an enormous splash. A crowd of people rush to the riverbank to help M. Bouffarul back to dry land. C/U of M. Bouffarul shaking hands with well-wishers. Note: in old records champion’s name is spelt - Bofforul. 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), a