Shell film of the 1953 Mille Miglia

[mikeC]

This may be familiar to some, but I have only just found it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hv1t6S-ZNI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yItvnOKlWkc

Lots of Lancias; I particularly liked the Ardea at 15.30 - no way was he wasting time by stopping at the control!

[DavidLaver]

https://www.motorfilms.com/motorfilms-quarterly-dvds

I have a couple of these.  In a previous life I'd have signed up for the lot.

Next to the MM film on YouTube was this one I remember enjoying:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PExBCwPrFpE

[ColinMarr]

There used to be a version of the 1953 Mille Miglia Shell film available online with an English soundtrack, but it now seems not to be there. I think it was originally released in English. I have a copy on DVD and can make a copy for anyone interested.

It is a remarkable film and is a tribute to the director/ film cameraman Bill Mason. An extract from his obituary includes: “In 1953, coverage of the Mille Miglia was elaborately planned, with British and Italian cameramen deployed over hundreds of miles along the peaks and folds of the Alpine course; Mason, co- driver in a Ferrari, used a portable newsreel camera from the passenger seat during the race”.

Nick Mason is Bill Mason’s son.

More details on the film include:

Details from the BFI:

Cast & Credits. Cast. Commentary [Spoken by]. Nevil Lloyd. Credits. Direction: Director. Bill Mason. [Director] Assisted by. John Armstrong. Production: Production Company. Shell Film Unit. Production Company. Shell Italiana. Production Company. Automobile Club di Brescia. Production Consultant.

Details from the Library of Congress:

Title: MILLE MIGLIA 1953
Contributor Names
Bill Mason (director)
Steve Race (composer)
Created / Published: UK.
Notes
-  Information from: "Jazz on the Screen" by David Meeker:-  Kenny Baker, trumpet; George Chisholm, trombone; Jimmy Skidmore, tenor sax; Steve Race, piano, leader; Frank Clarke, acoustic double bass; Allan Ganley, drums.