Stunt Cars

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2148A
Date Released
6 Aug 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stunt Cars. DESCRIPTION: A French stunt team has devised some new and hair-raising ways of breaking up old cars - with the drivers still inside. SHOTLIST: CU stunt man laying on bonnet of car. SV pan car with man on bonnet drives through fire. SV pan car hits ramp and overturns. SV cows watching. SV car hits ramp and overturns into ditch. LV 2 cars hit ramp and overturn in unison. LV car crashes into another car (stationary) crashes through fence and bursts into flames. SV car being extinguished. LV pan car goes up ramp and into the air. SV slow motion car lands and rolls over on top of other cars. CU girls in crowd applaud. SCU stunt driver waves.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Curiosities; Stunts; Newsreels
Locations
France; Nessenay
Footage sources
France
Card file number
96208
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Stunt Cars', British Movietone News Issue No. 2148A, 6 Aug 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28424 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)