The Tragedy of Manchester

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1497
Date Released
10 Feb 1958
Date submitted
7 Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Tragedy of Manchester United. DESCRIPTION: Disaster strikes Manchester United Football team in a crash at Munich on the way home from Belgrade. They had played a match against Red Star in the European Cup quarter final. SHOTLIST: GV snow clouds. Close same. House plane hit. Closer same. MS wreckage. Wings of plane. Another shot same. CU body of plane. GV crash. CU plane. CU propeller. Firemen in wreck. Slip pan to GV stadium, Belgrade. Manchester United lined up. Crowd. GV play 1st goal. GV play. 2nd goal. 3rd goal. Slip pan to Investigation Committee leave planes, walking. Inspecting. 2 men inspecting damage. CU looking at propeller. CU propeller. Same. MS luggage in plane. Man looks in. MS wreck. CU same. Man inside wreck. GV wreck in heavy snow. Closer. SCU wreck. CU same. MS same. GV same. MS propeller in snow. CU same. Harry Gregg interview. Bill Foulkes interview. GV Spurs ground with flags at half mast. Same. CU spectators carry cockerel with black bow (mascot). Spectators arrive with black bows. CU man in black tie. Same. GV crowd. MS team lines up. CU same. MS Spurs lined up. CU same. GS crowd. GV play. Same. CU flags at half mast. Wembley flags at half mast. MUNICH CRASH SURVIVORS - CARD 72788 Interview with two men who survived the crash, not very good coverage.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Weather; Environment; Aviation; Football; Accidents and disasters; Animals
Locations
Germany; England; Belgrade; Munich
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
72785
Credits:
Soundman
George E. Collings
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Robert Turner
Length of story (in feet)
306
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Tragedy of Manchester', British Movietone News Issue No. 1497, 10 Feb 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22206 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)