Le Mans

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2089A

Date Released

19 Jun 1969

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Auto-Tractor
2. 2Bentleys Beautiful
3. 3Le Mans
4. 4Trooping the Concorde
5. 5Royal Ascot - in Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Le Mans. DESCRIPTION: In one of the most exciting races in motor sport history, the GT 40 Ford driven by Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver snatches the 24-hour race from a Porsche by thirty yards. SHOTLIST: GV start of Le Mans 24 hour sports car race. MLS cars down hill. MS crashed Porsche that killed John Wolfe of Britain. MS scattered wreckage of John Wolfe’s Porsche. MS Chris Amons wrecked Ferrari. MS cars round bend. MS Porsche No 917. MS car round bend. MS pan Porsche and GT 40 Ford. TS car. TS Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver in their GT 40 Ford, beating Herrman and Larrousse in their Porsche 917. MS crowd. MS winner.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing; Death; Accidents and disasters

Locations

France

Footage sources

France

Card file number

94862

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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