News in Colour: Wimbledon Finals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2301A
Date Released
12 Jul 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Hare Krishna
  2. 2Show Time
  3. 3News in Colour: Wimbledon Finals

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Finals - News in Colour. DESCRIPTION: Men’s and Women’s Single Finals at Wimbledon, won by Jan Kodes and Billie Jean King. SHOTLIST: GV exterior Wimbledon people walking about on Friday morning. GV showing rain cover over court - Friday afternoon. SV crowd waiting in centre court with umbrellas up. SV exterior Ilie Nastase signing autographs for excited girls. SV Jan Kodes on left with Alex Metreveli walking onto centre court. LV two men bow to royal box. SV Kodes and Metreveli posing for cameras. GV (top) crowds. GV Metreveli nearest camera serving, rally takes place, Metreveli lobs ball into net - point to Kodes. LV crowd applauds. SV Kodes serving far end. SV pan Metreveli returning. SV VIPS in box watching. GV Kodes serving far end, Metreveli lobs over net, point to Metreveli. Angle shot umpire. SV Kodes serving far end for match point. GV rally in progress, Metreveli lobs ball into net for Kodes to win. SV Kodes jumping over net and shaking hands with Metreveli. SV Kodes receiving trophy from Duke of Kent. STV crowds applauding. SV Kodes holding and kissing trophy. SV Mrs Billie Jean King and Miss Chris Evert walking onto centre court - they turn towards royal box. LV they bow & turn to face press. SCU Evert and King. SV King serving at far end & returning. SV Evert returning, zoom back to GV of rally Evert returns shot which is out of King’s reach. STV crowd applauding. GV King serving at far end - good rally in progress, King slams one down and ball goes just inside line to win point. SV crowd applauding. SV Evert serving at far end. SV King returning. SV Evert returns, King ditto. Evert returns and point goes to her. SV King serving at far end. GV rally in progress, Evert returns but ball goes out, score now 40 - 15 to King. SV crowd applauding. GV King serving for match point, Evert returns wide and out. The 2 girls shake hands at net. STV crowds applauding. SV Mrs King receives trophy from Duke of Kent. SV Evert standing nearby watching. SV King holding trophy above her head, almost drops it. CU pan as Mrs King walks off court - Queen of Wimbledon. [NB THIS WAS THE LAST AMATEUR WIMBLEDON.]
Keywords
Sport; Tennis
Locations
Wimbledon
Card file number
99222
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
306
Story extras:
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