Monte Carlo Rally

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1390

Date Released

23 Jan 1956

Date Other

Jan 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sir Anthony Eden at Bradford
2. 2Monte Carlo Rally
3. 3Cyprus Bulletin
4. 4Cyprus Bulletin
5. 5Cyprus Bulletin
6. 6Cyprus Bulletin
7. 7Cyprus Bulletin
8. 8Downhill Crack Up
9. *The Queen with School Boys

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Monte Carlo Start From Paris. DESCRIPTION: Paris was the rendezvous for all drivers before they began the final stage of the Rally through fog shrouded mountain roads to Monaco. 308 cars had started from seven different points, only 235 finished on time, all being of British make. SHOTLIST: Shots of the cars going through the Arc de Triomphe. CU of car. Various shots of the cars driving through fog. Various shots. Shots of the fog covered roads as seen through the front windscreen of a car. Various shots of at night. Shots of cars driving through the mountains etc. TPS of Monte Carlo harbour. Cars coming through finishing line. LS of cars going through finishing line with harbour in the background.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Motor racing; Weather

Locations

France; Paris

Footage sources

France

Card file number

65703

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

93

Story extras:

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