John Surtees

United Kingdom, 1961

Film
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Episode of Series “British Sporting Personalities”.
Motor-cycling champion John Surtees in action during different races, and off the track. Shows the strict routine and precision checking behind a race, several races, Surtees at work as an engineer and his family’s contribution to his success, and finally, his transfer to four-wheel (Formula 2) auto racing.

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Credits

production company

Associated British-Pathe

Duration

00:09:18:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1961

Appears in

British Sporting Personalities

Group of items

British Sporting Personalities

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

005717

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Motorcycle racing

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Great Britain

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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