Milk Race

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2348

Date Released

3 Jun 1974

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 1974 Milk Race - Brighton - Colour. DESCRIPTION: Dr Roger Bannister starts the riders off for the round Britain cycle race. SHOTLIST: SV pan stacked bikes. CU shot through bike wheels. GV cyclist preparing on Brighton Front. SV pan bikes being prepared. CU adjusting chain. SV cyclist’s leg being massaged. SV Phil Grifiths (GB) B team, legs being massaged pan up to Grifiths. SV Polish team moving up to starting line. SV Roger Bannister with Mayor of Brighton. SV Irish cyclists at starting line. CU Mick Bennett (GB) ‘A’ team pan to rest of team at starting line, SV crowd. SV pan up from bike wheels to Netherlands team. SV Bannister talking to GB team. LV ditto pan to mass of cyclists line up. CU banner ‘start’. SV Bannister flagging down start. GV towards pan to BV mass of cyclists along Brighton Front. GV man drinking pint of beer in Storrington. GV towards pan to BV mass of cyclists through Storrington.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Cycling; Local government

Locations

Brighton

Card file number

99986

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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