1976INDUSTRY/MANUFACTURING
Le Mans, France - the mecca of sports car racing. Narration about the famous 24 hour race in its 44th year in 1976, the cars, drivers and team members.
June 12 & 13, 1976
June 12 & 13, 1976
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Color bars and countdown
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| 01:00:19 19.75 |
Opener slate presentted by Porsche + Audi - Le Mans - The Criterion of Reliability
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| 01:00:27 27.36 |
POV airplane or helicopter - aerials over the northeast of France town of LeMans, the racetrack - the mecca of sports car racing. With narration about the 24 hour race in its 44th year in 1976.
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| 01:00:59 59.15 |
A GoodYear Blimp aircraft landing in an airfield.
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| 01:01:16 76.52 |
Cutaway - German race car driver, Rolf Stommelen, playing tennis man playing tennis with his race team manager, Manfred Jantke, and others.
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| 01:01:36 96.14 |
CU Porsche engine to z'out. Mechanics in Porsche garage preparing cars for the race.
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| 01:01:55 115.82 |
Race car drivers, Jackie Ickx, Gijs Van Lennep, Manfred Schurti, Jurgen Barth, and Reinhold Joest. And team manager, Manfred Jantke; Engineer, Singer and Driver, Rolf Stommelen. In a room together, they discuss the race course.
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| 01:02:14 134.12 |
Tilt down on Porsche garage. Mechanics and drivers seen working on race car engines. Scenes in the garage with various drivers and mechanics discussing the race, the car engines.
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| 01:03:04 184.92 |
Cutaway to quick montage of the cars at the Le Mans race track. Various scenes at the track before the race. The packed stands, the drivers, and drivers being pushed to the starting line.
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| 01:03:46 226.78 |
CU driver Jackie Ickx putting on his head covering which also covers his face. CU of his Porsche, number 18. Engineers pushing the car to the start and Ickx climbing into the vehicle.
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| 01:04:10 250.71 |
Shots of the fans in the crowded stands before the race.
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| 01:04:24 264.21 |
Tilt down on the race track before race begins. Onlookers along the sidelines. 55 Race cars approach the start and race begins.
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| 01:05:04 304.38 |
Var shots of the cars speeding around the track, sounds of the engines can be heard, photographers taking photos.
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| 01:05:20 320.64 |
Cars driving under a huge archway in the shape of a tire that reads, "DUNLOP SP SPORT"
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| 01:05:28 328.68 |
Various shots of the race cars on the track and the spectators. Narrator unseen tells who's in the lead.
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| 01:07:11 431.58 |
American car pulls onto sidelines followed by its team and has to give up. Huge Dunlop banners as well as BP and banners that say "Total" are seen along the track.
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| 01:07:18 438.72 |
A Corvette smokes as it speeds along a curve.
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| 01:07:25 445.05 |
More shots of the various cars in the race, speeding around curves, head on and straightaway shots. Various sponsor signs along the way - Martini
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| 01:07:44 464.39 |
Head on shots of cars racing at over 200 mph around curves and straight on.
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| 01:08:39 519.86 |
Spectators watch as cars speed by
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| 01:09:05 545.88 |
Le Mans festival during the evening of the race. Ferris Wheel and amusement park at night.
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| 01:09:23 563.66 |
Le Mans sponsor, Martini - Count Rossi and his wife enjoying themselves
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| 01:09:25 565.84 |
Nighttime shots of the race. Headlights shining toward the camera, engineers working on a car. The Dunlop archway in the pink glow of sunset, silhouettes of spectators at the track.
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| 01:10:05 605.83 |
Cars racing around the track during the night, littered sidelines, spectators some lying on the ground.
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| 01:10:15 615.25 |
Pan up from a Martini logo to a sleeping driver or engineer
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| 01:10:19 619.62 |
Shots at dawn of the dusty race track and cars still driving.
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| 01:10:33 633.54 |
Female spectator standing wearing short shorts and reading the newspaper
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| 01:10:42 642.09 |
Martini Porches going strong around the track and in third place
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| 01:10:55 655.97 |
Shots of the lead cars driven by Ickx and Stommelen
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| 01:11:06 666.59 |
CU of driver Manfred Schurti getting a massage.
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| 01:11:13 673.45 |
Various shots of the race. Car number 40 whizzing by, crowds in the stands.
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| 01:11:35 695.73 |
Tilt down onto the track. A Porsche pulled over as several engineers work on repairs to the engine and torn fender. Driver, Jackie Ickx still in cockpit as repairs are being done.
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| 01:12:55 775.72 |
Spectators crowd the stands, guards look on.
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| 01:12:57 777.92 |
Checkered flag on the track falls on the first place winner, Jackie Ickx' car crosses the finish line as second, third and fourth winners place.
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| 01:13:15 795.92 |
Count Rossi and wife congratulate Porsche head, Dr. Ernst Fuhrmann.
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| 01:13:17 797.19 |
Shots of spectators in the stands and on the track.
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| 01:13:29 809.05 |
Crowds surround the winner Jackie Ickx in his car, and champagne squirts up into the air
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| 01:13:52 832.27 |
Winners, Jackie Ickx and Gijs Van Lennep with wreath of flowers around their necks
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| 01:14:05 845.88 |
Credits
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| 01:14:20 860.88 |
End reel.
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