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:
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