Grandad of Races

Grandad of Races

Grandad of Races is a 1950 American short documentary film about the Palio di Siena held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, directed by André de la Varre. It won an Academy Award at the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).

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1950
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Here is true poetry in masonry and marble.

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Men and animals alike have been badly hurt, some killed in this savage contest where rules are the exception and a capacity for mayhem a necessary requirement.

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