Power Boat Racing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2300A
Date Released
5 Jul 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Power Boat Racing. DESCRIPTION: The Embassy Grand Prix power boat racing at Bristol’s floating harbour. Italian ace Renato Molinari wins. West German Rudi Hersal was killed, when his craft hit the quay. SHOTLIST: GV Bristol docks. SV pan mass of racing boats. SV boats waiting for start. SV crowd. SV massed start. SV pan 3 stationary boats in water. GV pan race in progress. SCU pan No 18 passes camera to BV. SV overturned boat No 12 (Rudi Hersal who died), pan to rescue boat. SV rescuers by overturned boat waving flag. SV racing in progress. SV capsized boat with rescuers in water along side. SV pan No 22 Renato Molinari. SV pan rescue boat with flag. SV pan No 3 turning by a marker (Beard). SV pan No 8 ditto (Curtis). SV pan No 22 ditto - winner, Molinari. SV Molinari being given laurels. SV crowd. SV No 22 drives off, winner.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Bristol
Card file number
99211
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
158
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Power Boat Racing', British Movietone News Issue No. 2300A, 5 Jul 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29960 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)