News in Cinemascope: Grand Prix

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British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1832A

Date Released

16 Jul 1964

Date submitted

Jul 1964

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1. 1News in Cinemascope: Grand Prix

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News in Cinemascope

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Cinemascope - Grand Prix (In Colour). DESCRIPTION: All roads to Brands Hatch were busy on the day of the British Grand Prix. Rain or shine, motor racing fans were certainly not going to miss this unique occasion. With all sorts of new amenities for spectators, a magnificent programme of events and of course, the Grand Prix as a climax. Over a hundred thousand turned up to watch. With all its bends and gradients the new Brands Hatch circuit makes great demands on driving skill. Earl Mountbatten, President of the RAC arrived in a helicopter. He was naturally keen to see the RAC British and European Grand Prix (sponsored by the Daily Mail). He was to present the trophies. The whole atmosphere must have revived nostalgic memories for famous racing driver Stirling Moss. Jim Clark made sure of victory but by a margin of less than 3 seconds. A magnificent race, and after it had been won, all that remained was Jim’s lap of honour. Earl Mountbatten presented the cheque for a thousand pounds and the trophy. SHOTLIST: Scenes. GV pan cars line up to go into Brands Hatch. CU sign Yellow Park and pan down to cars entering. GV cars enter car park. MS people walking around. TS crowds in stands. CU 2 girls. CU more. CU Anita Taylor in Mini Cooper. CU Paddy Hopkirk (driving a Mini Cooper). GV crowd in stands. GV start of Molyslip Trophy Race. GV pan cars in 2nd bend. MS pan No 68 Sir John Whitmore (driving a Ford Lotus Cortina). GV pan No 77 Anita Taylor. MS pan Nos 74 and 72 - Paddy Hopkirk and J Handley. GV track with cars racing. TS No 67 pulls off track. GV pan cars along finishing straight with Sir John Whitmore leading. TS cars round bend. MS same along straight. GV track. LAS crowds watching. MS Sir John Whitmore finishes first. TS helicopter landing. CU girl with camera. MS Earl Mountbatten is greeted. CU Earl Mountbatten. MS racing cars. MS mechanics checking same. CU same (2 shots). MS mechanics push car. CU girl with camera. MS cars pushed to start. CU Jim Clark. MS pan car being pushed. CU Stirling Moss. MS car No 22. TS cars on grid. CU Graham Hill. MS Dan Gurney. CU Jack Brabham. MS John Surtees - car No 7. CU same. CU Clark in car. CU name Jim Clark. GV crowds. MS start of British and European Grand Prix race. GV cars into 2nd bend. TS again. MS cars past stand. TS cars 1, 6, 5. Clark - Gurney - Brabham. MS cars round bend. LAS more. MS pan car No 6. CU spectators. TS car No 6 into pits. CU spectators. CU No 6 in pits. GV track. TS cars round bend. LAS more. TS same. MS cars past stand. TS cars down finishing straight. MS car past camera and pan to No 9. GV pan car No 1 Jim Clark. MS pan No 7 John Surtees (driving a Ferrari). TS crowds. TS No 12 into pits - Trevor Taylor. MS pan No 8. MLS pan same. LAS cars round bend. TS same. LAS cars past stands. LAS same along straight. BS same. MS girls in pits. MS more. MCU couple in pits. MCU girl in pits. MLS car No 2. MS pan same. MS pan 2 cars past camera. MLS car No 4 (BRM) - Ritchie Ginther. MS pan cars past camera. MS same. MS cars past stand. GV pan track. MLS pan No 7 John Surtees. GV pan No 3. MLS pan No 1 - Jim Clark. GV pan same. TS pan same. GV crowd. TS Clark down finishing straight. LAS Clark the winner. CU crowd. TS Clark drives past waving his hand. GV crowd applaud. LAS Clark holds up trophy. GV crowd. LAS same. LAS Clark garlanded and waves to crowds. Other drivers mentioned in the commentary are:- Bob Olthoff - Ford Cortina, Bruce McLaren - Cooper, Lorenzo Bandini - Ferrari, Mike Spence - Lotus, Innes Ireland - BRM.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing; Military

Locations

Kent; Brands Hatch

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

88590

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

590

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