News in Colour: British Grand Prix

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2042A

Date Released

25 Jul 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Grand Prix (Colour). DESCRIPTION: Jo Siffert of Switzerland, in a brand-new Lotus-Ford, beats Chris Amon’s Ferrari in a tremendous duel at Brands Hatch. This was the climax to a sizzling British Grand Prix, round seven for the World Championship. SHOTLIST: MS sign Brands Hatch fast pan away. GV Red Arrows fly overhead - pan to crowds. CU pan Prince Charles & Earl Mountbatten look at car on grid. MS pan ditto. CU Aerofoil Spoiler fitted to cars. CU ditto. CU Aerofoil Spoiler, pan to Repco-Brabham engine. CU pan Ferrari engine. CU name J Ickx on car. MCU Jacky Ickx puts on helmet. Name C Amon on car, pan as car is filled with petrol. CU Ford engine. MCU ditto. CU name Bruce McLaren on car. CU name Denny Hulme. Zoom out Eagle engine in D Gurney’s car. CU name Dan Gurney. MCU name J Surtees on car No 7. CU Surtees sitting in car. CU petrol filtered into G Hill’s car. CU G Hill. CU Jackie Oliver sitting in Lotus-Ford CU name J Siffert on car. Pan up to Siffert in car. CU Sterling Moss. MCU rain tyre fitted to Rodriguez’ car. Various ditto. CU name Rodriguez on car. Pan as he moves out onto track. CU Jacky Ickx out onto track. Pan car No 23 onto track. CU C Amon in car No 5 out onto track. MS cars out onto track. CU name JP Beltoise on car. CU engine being tested. MCU Prince Charles talks to drivers before race. CU Siffert in car before race. MS officials in pits. GV cars move up to start. CU hand on steering wheel. CU wheel spins at start of race. Pan cars away from start. MS Gurney’s Eagle No 24 stationary at start. MS as Gurney re-starts. LS cars around bend. Pan ditto. Pan No 8 Hill passed in the lead. LS Oliver passed. Pan ditto. CU cars around bend (2 shots). Pan Siffert No 22 past. CU looking through spectators legs as car passes. Pan No 22 Siffert past closely followed by another car. CU girls in pits checking lap times. LS car past. CU G Hill’s lap board held out by Official. CU car past. GV car pulls over on slip road. CU name P Courage on car, pan to Courage in car. MS Courage’s car in pits after overheating. CU cars past (10 shots). Pan No 2 McLaren. Pan ditto. Pan No 1 Hulme. CU car past. Pan No 10 Rodriguez. CU car past. Pan No 5 Amon. CU cars past (2). Pan No 22 Siffert. MS cars past. MS spectators. Pan No 22 Siffert. MS cars past. Pan No 22 Siffert. Pan ditto. GV Siffert wins British Grand Prix. CU Siffert stops in pits. MS spectators. MS Siffert after race. Various ditto.

Keywords

Sport; Displays; Motor racing; Aviation; Military

Locations

England; Brands Hatch

Card file number

93757

Credits:

Camera: John Mould
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Maurice Ford

Length of story (in feet)

383

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