Motor Racing

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1574A

Date Released

6 Aug 1959

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Racing. DESCRIPTION: It was the German Grand Prix on the fantastic Avus circuit in Berlin. The race is run in two sections and involves over 300 miles of the fastest driving in the world. It was here that Jean Behra was killed in the Sports Car Grand Prix the day before. The race was a walk over for Ferraris, with Tony Brooks, Dan Gurney, and Phil Hill first, second and third. Britain’s Tony Brooks broke the lap record. SHOTLIST: LS cars at ready (key). GV pan start. GV cars round bend. CU same. Cars on banked track. GV same. Cars pass camera. BS same. Longer same. LS Hermann’s car hits bales and turns over. Closer same - aftermath. LS same. LS cars round banked track. BS cars pass camera. Pan cars round bend. BS cars. Pan cars round bend. LS Brooks flagged home winner. CU Tony Brooks.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Germany; West Berlin

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

77824

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

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