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The Mille Miglia 1956
Description
Brescia, Italy.
Documentation on file regarding Mille Miglia.
Various shots, crowds with umbrellas up. MS. Two men, one holding chequered flag. LS. The finishing line, with cameramen, etc. Various shots, cars streaking past. MS. Crowd. MS. into C.U. Eugenio Castellotti looking delighted...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Agnew
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 82392
- Sort Number:
- UN 2841 G
- Time in/Out:
- 01:27:15:00 / 01:28:52:00
- Canister:
- UN 2841 G
- Film ID:
- 2818.15
- Issue Date:
- 1956
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The race began on 29 April 1956, though this clip shows the end of the race on 30 April.
Amongst the identifiable cars are;
At 00:16 is Paola Lena in an Alfa Romeo 1900.
At 00:22 is Harald von Saucken in a Porsche 356 Speedster.
At 00:27 car 548 is Eugenio Castellotti, (the winner), in his Ferrari 290 MM.
At 00:53 car 229 is an MG A driven by Peter Scott-Russell.
At 01:16 car 227 is an MG A driven by Nancy Mitchell.
At 01:28 car 551 is a Ferrari 860 Monza driven by Peter Collins.
At 01:32 car 504 is a Mercedes-Benz 300SL driven by Paul von Metternich.
CORRECTION: Those dates at the top of my last comment should read 28 and 29 April 1956, respectively.