News in Colour: Indianapolis 500

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1983A

Date Released

8 Jun 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour - Indianapolis 500. DESCRIPTION: The world’s richest and most dangerous motor race lives up to its reputation this year. A dramatic pile-up just before the finish, from which AJ Foyte escapes, to win at a new record average speed. SHOTLIST: Zoom out from girls marching down race track. MS girl dancing along track. GV car part. GV mechanics pushing cars onto starting grid. CU Graham Hill in car. GV balloons being released. GV cars being push started. LS pan ditto. MS crowd. LS cars moving round track. LS cars moving round track. LS cars coming down straight. LS cars going round bend. GV Pan Parnelli Jones - No 40 in lead. GV pan ditto. LS crowd. LS Wally Dallenbach - No 53 spins out of control. MLS Wally Dallenbach No 53 runs behind crash barrier. LS cars avoiding Wally Dallenbach’s car. MS pan breakdown lorries round crashed car. MS pan breakdown lorry pulls car off track. GV cars past at speed. LS pan Parnelli Jones - No 40 in the lead passes at speed. LS pan ditto. MS pan Parnelli Jones pulls into the pits. MS mechanics at work on Bobby Unser’s Eagle-Ford. LS pan AJ Foyte No 141 pulls out of pits. LS cars round bend during race. MLS pan cars pass. LS pan cars coming down straight. MS pan Car No 46 passes. MS pan another car passes. MLS pan cars pass. LS pan Parnelli Jones overtakes another car on the straight. MS scoreboard. GV pan cars past at speed. MS crowd. LS AJ Foyte avoids multiple pile-up, and moves into the lead. LS AJ Foyte crosses line to win the ‘Indianapolis 500’. MS crowds gather round Foyte’s car as he is presented with the cup. MS scoreboard. MS AJ Foyte being congratulated.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America; Indianapolis

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

92421

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

276

Story extras:

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