News in Colour: Wimbledon Finals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2040A
Date Released
11 Jul 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Show
  2. 2French Grand Prix
  3. 3News in Colour: Wimbledon Finals
  4. *Visiting Scotland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Finals (Colour). DESCRIPTION: The climax to the first-ever Open Wimbledon presents two of the greatest players in the history of the game. Both have won the Titles three times - both are undisputed Maestros of the Courts. Rod Laver, who beat fellow-Australian Tony Roche, and Billy-Jean King, of America, who defeated Judy Tegart. SHOTLIST: GV Centre Court exterior. MCU Virginia Wade walks around Wimbledon. MS ditto. MS Laver & Roche walk onto court. MS Princess Margaret watching (Jim Callaghan seated behind her). CU Laver serves far end. GV Laver to Roche. CU crowd. CU Laver serves far end. MS crowd. CU Roche serves far end. GV ditto. CU crowd. GV Laver serves near end. CU Roche receiving. MS royal box. CU Roche receiving. GV Laver serves near end. GV ditto. MCU crowd. CU Laver serves far end. CU umpire. GV Laver serves and wins match point. CU players towel down after match. CU trophy. MS Laver receives cup from Princess Marina. CU Press photographers. MS Laver & Princess Marina. MS photographers. CU Laver with cup. MS ditto. MS King & Tegart walk onto court. CU ditto. MS royal box. CU King serves far end. MS crowd. CU King serves far end. GV ditto. MS crowd. CU Tegart serves far end. MS crowd. CU Tegart serves far end. MS crowd. CU Tegart receives far end. CU crowd. MS Tegart serves near end. CU King receives far end. GV Tegart serves near end. MS crowd. GV Tegart serves near end - King wins match point. MS crowd. MS King receives trophy from Princess Marina. CU ditto. MS King with trophy. CU pan King & Tegart. MS King with trophy and Tegart pose for photos.
Keywords
Sport; Politics and government; Mass media; Tennis; Ceremonies
Locations
Wimbledon; United Kingdom
Card file number
93715
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
405
Story extras:
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