Round Britain Rally

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2373A
Date Released
28 Nov 1974
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Round Britain Rally
  2. 2News in Colour: Miss World Contest
  3. *News in Colour: Erskine Childers Funeral

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAC Rally. DESCRIPTION: 190 Starters in the 2000 Mile Rally around Britain, and only 80 finish. Timo Makinen the Flying Finn and Englishman Henry Liddon in a Ford Escort, take the title for the 2nd time. SHOTLIST: FV car 1 coming down ramp to start, pan to BV Timo Makinen & Henry Liddon. FV car 2 starting coming down ramp (Stig Blomqvist & Hans Sylvan). CU poster sign. FV No 3 coming down ramp Sandro Munari & Mario Manucci. LV car 13 skidding round bend on mud track. LV pan car 20 past on mud track. LV pan car 12 past pan to BV. SV pan car 19 past pan to BV. SV pan car 41 passes through two gates. SV pan car 29 ditto. SV car flashes past. SV pan car 43 passes through gates. GV cars crossing Severn Bridge at first light. LV pan car over bridge. GV bridge. SV pan car 4 coming into check point. CU bonnet of car 4. SV car 4 starts off again pan to BV. SV driver getting out of car No 2 which has had a knock, and the windscreen is broken and car is dented. SV man jemmying door open to let co-driver out. SV bashed in door of car. No 2 CU one of drivers of car 2. SV man trying to bash roof into shape. SV mechanics at work at rear of car. SCU man painting roof. FV car No 2 in rough repair. GV Severn Bridge Service Station. FV pan car No 1 starting off from station. SV car No 2, No 3 and No 5 ditto. SV crowd. LV pan car No 5 starting pan to BV. GV pan car No 6 on route for M4. SV ditto No 16 on M4. SV pan car 13 on M4. LV pan car 34 skidding through Marlborough Woods pan to BV. FV pan another car ditto. SV car skidding on mud track. SV car 16 skidding round bend on track. SV sign ‘Birmingham M5’ tracking shot car 17 on M5, tracking shot BV car 6 pan bridge going over. SV tracking car No 8 on M5. SV pan bridge going over. FV car No 3 arriving at check point. CU time keeper by car 3. SV pan car 1 nearing check point. FV pan car No 2 ditto. SV timekeeper holding clock starting off car 8. FV ditto starts off. CU clock zoom back through car as it pulls away. SV mechanic working on car. SV ditto filling car with petrol. CU driver drinking a cup of tea. CU Pat Moss on side of car pan to her in car. CU car 56. CU clock of timekeeper. SV drivers in car 56, women, they start off Rosemary Smith & Pauline Gullick. LV pan car driving through Scottish Countryside. LV car 21 ditto. SV pan car 85 countryside. LV pan to BV car is going through Kielder Forest. SV crowd. LV pan car No 1 skidding round track. SV pan car No 2 flashing past. LV pan car 11 with lights on skids round bend in forest. FV pan car No 9 ditto. SV crowd. SV pan car No 4 streaks round bend. LV pan car on track, pull focus on headlights of car just outside York (night). LV headlights of car coming toward camera pan to BV. SV pan car 32 passes camera. LV in half light pan car streaks round bend pan to BV. FV pan another car ditto SV. SV crowd helping car back onto road, drives off. LV pan car streaks round bend comes close to a pole. SV pan car round bend & nearly hits post (same post same bend). LV car round bend and even closer past pole. CU City of York. GV Finch Place in York. SV car 1 driving up on ramp (winner). SV press. SV Timo Makinen spraying champagne at press. SV photographers. SV Timo drinks from bottle.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Motor racing; Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United Kingdom
Card file number
74/304
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
437
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