The Derby 1964

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Full title reads: "The Derby". Transferred in Wide screen technicsope.

Epsom, Surrey.

Various shots of newsreel cameramen preparing to film the event. Shots of empty stands at race course. GV Stands now packed with crowds. GV The fair pan to crowds. TS Crowds. TS Religious group with...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54491
Sort Number:
64/047
Time in/Out:
01:26:23:00 / 01:32:51:00
Canister:
64/47
Film ID:
1761.15
Issue Date:
08/06/1964

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