Sport ‘68

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2065A
Date Released
2 Jan 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sport ‘68

Story

Story No. within this Issue
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Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sport ‘68. DESCRIPTION: Following our review of the World events of 1968, Movietone devotes this issue to a special round-up of Sport. From the first Open Wimbledon to the Soccer highlights - among them, Manchester United’s tremendous European win. From Lester Piggott’s great Derby double at Epsom and the Curragh, to some of Britain’s great racing achievements on road and track. The climax to a Golden Year of Sport - highlights from Mexico and Grenoble. All these and many more, remembered in this Sports Review of ‘68. SHOTLIST: 8 shots Grand National - Red Alligator wins, ridden by Brian Fletcher. 3 shots Derby, Lester Piggott wins on Sir Ivor. 2 shots Irish Derby, Piggott wins on Ribero. 2 shots Graham Hill driving. CU ditto. 7 shots Ford GT 40 driven by Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi, wins Le Mans 24-hour race. 4 shots cars past during Monte Carlo Rally. 2 shots winners of Monte Rally, Vic Elford in Porsche with trophies. MS pan car past during RAC Rally. MS pan Escort driven by Allen Allard & Tom Fish overturns. 3 shots RAC rally in progress. 4 shots London-Sydney Rally winners arrive in Sydney. 9 shots Offshore Powerboat Race won by Tommy Sopwith in Telstar. 10 shots Rugby League Cup Final won by Leeds. 3 shots Billie Jean King wins ladies title in first Open Wimbledon. MLS Colin Milburn batting against Australia in Test at Lord’s. LS scoreboard. 3 shots Colin Cowdrey scores his 2,000th run in test cricket. GV crowd applaud. MS crowd at League Cup Final. 4 shots Leeds win League Cup Final. 8 shots West Bromwich Albion win Cup Final. 4 shots Dunfermline beat Hearts in Scottish Cup Final. 13 shots Manchester United beat Benfica in European Cup Final. MCU Temu of Kenya wins 10,000 metres in Olympic Games. MS pan Clarke lifted onto stretcher. 2 shots Keino of Kenya wins Mile event. 4 shots Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia wins Olympic Marathon. 4 shots 20 kilometres walk finish won by Golubnichiy of Russia. 3 shots Black Power protest at medal ceremony. MLS slow motion of Dick Fosbury high jumping. MLS slow motion of Sheila Sherwood long jumping. MLS pan slow motion of Colette Besson of France beating Lilian Board in 400m swimming. MLS pan David Hemery wins 400m hurdles final. MS ditto, receives medal. 5 shots Olympic medal winners entertained by Harold Wilson. 11 shots Jean-Claude Killy winning downhill race in Winter Olympics in Grenoble.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Ethnic groups; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Motor racing; Tennis; Celebrations and festivals; Cricket; Athletics; Ceremonies; Demonstrations; Winter sports; Speed records; Football; Accidents and disasters; Water sports; Newsreels
Locations
London; Sydney; Australia; England
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
94297
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
830
Story extras:
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