International Five Hundred

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2027A

Date Released

11 Apr 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The King is Dead
2. 2International Five Hundred
3. 3Farewell to Jim
4. 4A Wing and a Prayer
5. 5Go by Glasshouse

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: International Five Hundred. DESCRIPTION: The BOAC Five Hundred mile International Sports Car event at Brands Hatch. Defeat for the German Porsche Team by the Ford GT 40 driven by Belgium’s Jacky Ickx and Britain’s Brian Redman. SHOTLIST: CU BOAC 500 Trophy, pan to cars at start. MCU car No 35 The Howmet experimental turbine sports-car. CU air scoope on roof of gas turbine car. CU driver of car No 35 Dick Thompson. GV start of BOAC 500 race. GV cars after start down hill. MS cars past up hill. Pan car No 37 past - a Porsche drive by Jo Siffert. MS cars pat up hill. MLS car round bend at speed. MS people watching. MLS car No 35 at side of track. MS the driver gets out of car. Pan car No 34 past - a Ford V8 driven by Bruce McLaren. MS cars past. CU watch reading 2 o’clock. MS race-board showing car No 36 in lead after 73 laps. Pan car No 36 past in lead - a Porsche driven by Vic Elford. Pan car No 4 past in 2nd place - a GT 40 car driven by Brian Redman. Pan car No 37 past in 3rd place. GV cars along straight. MS cars around bend at speed. CU watch reading 3.50. MS race-board showing car No 4 in lead after 139 laps. Pan car No 4 past in lead driven by Jacky Ickx. Pan car No 38 past in 2nd place, another Porsche driven by Scarfiotti. Pan car No 36 past in 3rd place. GV cars around bend. MS cars around bend at speed. CU watch reading 5 o’clock. Pan car No 4 past in lead. MS people watching. Pan car No 4 past in lead driven by Brian Redman. LS car No 4 past chequered flag to win BOAC 500 race. MS car No 4 pulls into pits. CU winning driver Brian Redman gets out of car.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing

Locations

England; Brands Hatch; Hatch

Card file number

93413

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

182

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

AP Archive

Email

info@aparchive.com

Web

http://www.movietone.com

Phone

+44 (0)20 7482 7482

Series held

View all series held by AP Archive