The Boat Race

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2392

Date Released

6 Apr 1975

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: Conditions were far from perfect for the 121st University Boat Race. Cambridge won by 3 1/2 lengths, Oxford may have shortened this length, but their Bowman temporarily lost his oar. SHOTLIST: GV Putney boat course. MS Oxford Crew on river. MS Cambridge Crew getting into boat. MS people watching from bridge. MS start of race. MS following boats. MS two crews racing. MCU one of the boats. MLS 2 boats going up toward bridge. MLS from bridge with boats coming toward bridge. MLS crews from another boat following going under bridge. MS coming out from under bridge. MLS boat to boats with Cambridge in lead. MCU crews of boats. MLS boats going under bridge. MS boats following. MS another boat following. MLS boats coming toward camera, past finish zoom into Cambridge & then pan to Oxford.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Ireland.

Keywords

Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Water sports

Locations

River Thames; Putney; Mortlake

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

75/127

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

233

Story extras:

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