Sporting Highlights of 1976

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Series Name

British Movietone News

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Issue No.

2483

Date Released

2 Jan 1977

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1. 1Sporting Highlights of 1976

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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sporting Highlights of 1976. DESCRIPTION: Movietone takes a look back at some of the sporting occasions it has shown during 1976In the Winter Olympics, John Curry raised the British flag with his superb performance in the Figure Skating Championships. In Montreal the East European countries seemed to dominate in many events, and in the Gymnastics Hall a petite Roumanian, Nadia Comaneci, thrilled the audience with her performances. In the Swimming Pool, Scotland’s David Wilkie achieved his goal of a Gold Medal in the 200 metres BreaststrokeIn the Equestrian World ‘Rag Trade’ was the victor in the gruelling Grand National. In the 197th Derby Stakes first past the post was ‘Empery’, giving Lester Piggott his seventh Derby winAt Wimbledon it was victory in the Singles Championships to Chris Evert, defeating Evonne Cawley and Bjorn Borg triumphant over Ilie NastaseSecond Division Southampton went to Wembley and by a single goal defeated First Division Manchester United to take the FA CupJames Hunt drove to victory in the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch and later in the World Motor Racing Championship. SHOTLIST: WINTER OLYMPICS - MS Winter Olympic flame. GV Stadium. MS Franz Klammer (Austria) skiing downhill. Pan and finish. MS Klammer with hands in air. MS slow motion Karl Schnabel (Austria) on 90m ski jump. MS East German bobsled team round corner (2 shots). MS Irina Rodnina and Alexander Zaitsev (USSR) start their figure skating routine. MS audience. MS John Curry (GB) finishing skating (GR 2437 and 2438) GV Montreal Olympic Stadium (GR 2461). MS start Mens’ 10,000. MS audience. MS Lasse Viren (Fin) taking the lead. MLS Viren wins. MCU Viren. MLS runs in 1,500 metres into straight - John Walker (New Zealand) leads. MS Walker. MLS Walker 100 metres Hurdles pan. MS woman over hurdle. MLS Joanna Schaller (East Germany) wins. MS Princess Anne on ‘Goodwill’ pan as negotiates fence and away (GR 2462). MS Nellie Kim (USSR) over vault. MLS ditto slow motion. MS Nadia Comaneci (Romania) on isometric bars. MS Comaneci dismounting bars. MS scoreboard. MS Comaneci with gold medal (GR 2461). MS David Wilkie onto starting block. MS start 200 metres breaststroke. MS audience. MCU back view of Wilkie’s head through water. MLS swimmers finish. MCU Wilkie finishes. MLS rest finish (GR 2462). GV yachts heading for start off Capetown. MS ‘British Steel’. MS start gun fires. MS start - Capetown to Rio Race. MS aerial men working on yacht. GV two yachts at sea, pan round to more yachts. MS South African ‘Stormkapp’. MS yacht through water. MS people working on board yacht. MS ‘Struntje’ heading into sun (GR 2435). THE GRAND NATIONAL - CU man looking through binoculars. GV horses over jump (2 shots). MLS head-on horses approach Becher’s Brook zoom to 3 fallen jockeys. MS horses over top of camera. MLS horses race to finish ‘Rag Trade’ passes post first. MS ‘Rag Trade’ led in. THE DERBY - MS horses towards, pull back and pan as they pass. MS horses round Tattenham Corner. MS horses towards. MS horses into final straight. ‘Empery’ wins. MS ‘Empery’ and Lester Piggott led into winners’ enclosure. MCU Piggott and ‘Empery’ (GR 2453). WIMBLEDON - MS Chris Evert prepares to serve to Evonne Cawley. MLS Mrs Cawley returns serve - a rally follows and Miss Evert wins the point and title - throws her racket in air and runs to net. MS Miss Evert congratulated by Mrs Cawley. MCU Evert holding up plate. MS Ilie Nastase waits to serve to Bjorn Borg. MLS Borg returns shot and rally proceeds Borg wins. MS umpire. MS Borg serving, he wins point and match - throws racket in air - Nastase jumps net to congratulate him. MS Borg holding cup (GR 2458). FA CUP FINAL - MS Southampton players passing the ball. MCU Southampton player watches ball. MS Southampton player beating Manchester United player to the ball and heads it away. MLS pan as ball goes into Manchester’s net. MS Southampton players congratulate Bobby Stokes. MS Peter Rodrigues receiving the FA Cup from the Queen. MS scoreboard ‘Congratulations Southampton’. MS Stokes holding cup (GR 2449). TEST MATCH - GV Lord’s Cricket Ground (England V West Indies) with man bowling. MS ball is struck. MS fielder. MCU bowler running up. MLS bowler, ball is struck, one run taken. MS crowd. LS bowler and batsman (NOT USED IN GR). MS start of British Grand Prix. MS car coming round bend, car No 2 spins into car No 11 and knocks it into air. MLS men waving flags. MS car No 26 being taken away. MCU officials in pits. MS restart of race. MS cars come up, slight gradient, past camera. MS people with sign ‘James Hunt’. MS James Hunt round track pan MS James Hunt following another car. MS people at finish line as James Hunt crosses the line first. MS James Hunt with large bottle of champagne which he sprays over everyone. MS people watching. MS Hunt holding cup (GR 2460). REVIEW OF THE YEAR TAPE - BMN 348 TIMECODE IN: 02:22:11:00 OUT: 02:29:57:04

Keywords

Sport; Review of the Year

Card file number

76/235A

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

693

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