Six-Hour Boat Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2159A
Date Released
22 Oct 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Blyth Sets Sail
  2. 2Severn Tunnel
  3. 3Six-Hour Boat Race
  4. 4Saloon Car Race
  5. 5National Kart Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Six-Hour Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: Fierce international competition as outboard and inboard motor boats streak up and down the River Seine in the annual six hour race. The hulls take a battering as the boats skyplane across each others wash. SHOTLIST: Big GV start of race boats speed out & race towards. LV boats under bridge. SV pan No 23 under bridge & past, pan 2 boats racing Nos 38, 96. LV boats turn to come back (Eiffel Tower in b/g). TV boats racing. TV one boat racing. GV boats racing towards bridge. LV (slow motion) boats racing under bridge towards. SV (slow motion) boats racing. SV pan English competitor No 42 (J Wilson). LV ditto overtakes 2 rivals. SV another British boat making turn. Shot through bridge rampart of boats racing. SV & LV 3 shots boats making turn. SV boats towards. SV pan No 12. LV pan ditto makes turn. SCU pan ditto.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Speed records; Water sports; Newsreels
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
96451
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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