Monaco Grand Prix

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1562A
Date Released
14 May 1959
Date submitted
12 May 1959
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rugby League Cup Final
  2. 2Foreign Ministers Meet
  3. 3Monaco Grand Prix
  4. 4Film Men Confer
  5. 5Photo Fair
  6. 6'Copters over Woburn
  7. 7NATO Anniversary
  8. 8His Fair Lady
  9. *Wigan Retain Cup

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Monaco Grand Prix. DESCRIPTION: The Monaco Grand Prix, watched by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, was won by Jack Brabham (Cooper), the Australian ace. Stirling Moss was there, but his Cooper Climax developed transmission trouble. SHOTLIST: GV Monaco (key). GV Monaco. Scene at pits. Another - same. CU Stirling Moss. LS Prince Rainier and Princess Grace. GV pan - start. Race. MS cars pass camera (4). Pan - cars round bend. Race. MS Moss pulls in, cars race round bend. CU car passes camera. Cars race. MS Jack Brabham wins - followed by Tony Brooks (in Ferrari). CU Jack Brabham being congratulated. MS same stands in his car.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Motor racing
Locations
Monaco
Footage sources
France
Card file number
77158
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:
Film clip

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