The Boat Race

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2288A

Date Released

12 Apr 1973

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: The Oxford v Cambridge University Boat Race 1973. Rowing in strong winds and rough water, Cambridge win by 13 lengths and 48 seconds. SHOTLIST: SV pan Oxford carrying boat to water’s edge. CU girl Oxford supporters. 2 SVs Oxford crew carrying oars to boat, ditto in boat. GV Cambridge crew placing boat in water. CU Cambridge girl supporter. LV Cambridge crew in boat. CU Cambridge cox. 2 SVs zoom back to GV Oxford and Cambridge at start, crowd. 2 GVs pan start of race Oxford nearest camera take lead, 2 crews rowing, Cambridge just in lead. SV umpires’ boat. LV Cambridge 1 length in front, pan to Oxford (on left of picture). SCU Oxford crew rowing. GV approaching Hammersmith bridge. SV umpires’ boats, LV Oxford having cleared Hammersmith. SV umpires’ boats under bridge. GV Cambridge well in lead. SV Oxford rowing. CU bow of umpire’s launch. GV Oxford rowing and showing Cambridge well in lead. SV launches following. GV Cambridge 12 lengths in lead nearing finish. LV mass crowds. GV Cambridge win race at 174’ pan back showing Oxford 13 lengths behind. SV crowd on Chiswick Bridge. SV Oxford pan post zoom to GV.

Keywords

Rowing; Students; Education and training; Water sports

Locations

Hammersmith; Barnes

Card file number

99000

Credits:

Camera: Denis White
Commentator: Leonard Martin
Camera: Norman Fisher
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

209

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