The Boat Race (1955)

Various (Mortlake, London). GV. Oxford and Cambridge crews at the starting post. Oxford nearest camera. Side view, crowd. SV. Crowd, swans in river in foreground. GV. Start of race, pan to back view. Travel shot from launch. Oxford crew, pan to Cambridge crew. CU. From launch, Oxford crew. GV. Both crews shooting Hammersmith Bridge. SV. Pan, Cambridge leading Oxford by a quarter of a length, pan to back view. SV. Crowd. SV. Oxford in foreground. Cambridge several lengths ahead. CU. Cameraman. SV. Oxford shooting Barnes Bridge - Cambridge well ahead. GV. Cambridge pulling strongly to finish, pan to Oxford well behind. SV. Crowd. STV. Cambridge crew. SCU. Oxford crew with oarsmen receiving attention. Cambridge wins 1955 boat race by 16 lengths. (Lav.) (Orig.C.) FILM ID:515.01 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/