British Drivers Triumph

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1460A
Date Released
30 May 1957
Date Other
May 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1British Drivers Triumph
  2. 2Trouble in Formosa
  3. 3News in Brief: Atar Volant
  4. 4News in Brief: Israeli Patrol
  5. 5News in Brief: A New Arrival
  6. 6The Queen with the Home Fleet
  7. *Scotland Beats Germany

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nurburgring Car Race. DESCRIPTION: The German 1,000 kilometre sports car race over 625 miles of the twisting circuit of the Nurburg-ring in the Eifel Mountains. It was a red letter day for the British, who drove the first three cars across the line. Tony Brooks was the winner at a record speed and gave Aston Martin their first victory in a world championship series. SHOTLIST: MTPS drivers race across to their cars. Cars race off. Various shots of the race. Tony Brooks wins. Brooks drives in. MCU Union Jack flag flying. Tony Brooks and Noel Cunningham-Reid. NB; Stirling Moss raced in this race but was not seen in the film.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing
Locations
Germany; Nuremberg
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
70827
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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