Six Hours of Paris

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1897A
Date Released
14 Oct 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Six Hours of Paris. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show the International Six Hour Endurance Race on the Seine in Paris. The winner was number 62, French entry driven by Monsieur Guyard. SHOTLIST: GV speedboats racing on River Seine in Paris. LS boats under bridge. MS pan boats XU85 past. GV speedboats turning by marker buoy. LS pan boats FT71 on course. LS boats turning on course. MS pan boat XU22 past. GV boats turning at buoy. MLS pan boats 19R1 and 83XC past. MLS pan boats ET88 and 26 past. LS boat RI30 turning at buoy. MS pan boat RI62 past ‘the winner’. MLS boat 62 slowing down at finish. MS driver sitting in boat at finish. Winning boat was driven by Monsieur Guyard.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Speed records; Water sports
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
90309
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Six Hours of Paris', British Movietone News Issue No. 1897A, 14 Oct 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26183 (Accessed 27 Jun 2025)