The Tragedy of Manchester

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1497

Date Released

10 Feb 1958

Date submitted

7 Feb 1958

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Tragedy of Manchester United. DESCRIPTION: Disaster strikes Manchester United Football team in a crash at Munich on the way home from Belgrade. They had played a match against Red Star in the European Cup quarter final. SHOTLIST: GV snow clouds. Close same. House plane hit. Closer same. MS wreckage. Wings of plane. Another shot same. CU body of plane. GV crash. CU plane. CU propeller. Firemen in wreck. Slip pan to GV stadium, Belgrade. Manchester United lined up. Crowd. GV play 1st goal. GV play. 2nd goal. 3rd goal. Slip pan to Investigation Committee leave planes, walking. Inspecting. 2 men inspecting damage. CU looking at propeller. CU propeller. Same. MS luggage in plane. Man looks in. MS wreck. CU same. Man inside wreck. GV wreck in heavy snow. Closer. SCU wreck. CU same. MS same. GV same. MS propeller in snow. CU same. Harry Gregg interview. Bill Foulkes interview. GV Spurs ground with flags at half mast. Same. CU spectators carry cockerel with black bow (mascot). Spectators arrive with black bows. CU man in black tie. Same. GV crowd. MS team lines up. CU same. MS Spurs lined up. CU same. GS crowd. GV play. Same. CU flags at half mast. Wembley flags at half mast. MUNICH CRASH SURVIVORS - CARD 72788 Interview with two men who survived the crash, not very good coverage.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Aviation; Football; Accidents and disasters; Animals

Locations

Germany; England; Belgrade; Munich

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

72785

Credits:

Soundman: George E. Collings
Camera: James Humphries
Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera: Ken Taylor
Camera: Robert Turner

Length of story (in feet)

306

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