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Lauda Nurburgring crash - film origin?

Started by wrighty , Jan 10 2012 09:02

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#1 wrighty

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Posted 10 January 2012 - 09:02

Good morning everyone,
I have tried to use the search to find this but it doesn't appear to have cropped up - a request has been posted by 'RealRonHoward' (yes, he of Happy Days fame and latterly the successful film producer) as follows:

@RealRonHoward
Ron Howard Any one know the young boy who shot the 8mm footage of Lauda's crash? I'm looking for leads

@RealRonHoward
Ron Howard I'm told Niki crash was filmed by a kid. I haven't been able to find out who Leads anyone? http://www.youtube.c...be_gdata_player

I assume this is to do with ongoing production of the new movie regarding his rivalry with James Hunt - if anyone is able to furnish said info i'll happily direct Mister Howard this way for the necessaries

Many thanks in advance and best wishes.....wrighty

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#2 Arjan de Roos

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Posted 10 January 2012 - 13:31

From what was written, it was a fifteen year old boy from France. No name or copyrights have been stated with stills of his film in any book I saw.
Best would be to contact Heinz Prueller or Herbert Volker, both Lauda biographers. Lauda himself may also know.

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#3 Gary C

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Posted 10 January 2012 - 22:08

wasn't this bit of home movie used in the 'Rivals' (title??) BBC production a good few years ago?? This was the series that concentrated on sporting rivalry ; Lauda v. Hunt / McEnroe v. Borg .......I'm not sure I've got the right title though.

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#4 Parkesi

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Posted 11 January 2012 - 09:42

Good morning everyone,
I have tried to use the search to find this but it doesn't appear to have cropped up - a request has been posted by 'RealRonHoward' (yes, he of Happy Days fame and latterly the successful film producer) as follows:

@RealRonHoward
Ron Howard Any one know the young boy who shot the 8mm footage of Lauda's crash? I'm looking for leads

@RealRonHoward
Ron Howard I'm told Niki crash was filmed by a kid. I haven't been able to find out who Leads anyone? http://www.youtube.c...be_gdata_player

I assume this is to do with ongoing production of the new movie regarding his rivalry with James Hunt - if anyone is able to furnish said info i'll happily direct Mister Howard this way for the necessaries

Many thanks in advance and best wishes.....wrighty

If my memory serves me right I remember that this private film sequence was presented in " ZDF Sport Studio" the week after the German GP (= Saturday / 07.08.1976?).
The man (German, in his thirties) who shot the film was there as well and was interviewed by the moderator.
Please get in contact with ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen / Second German Television) via b2b@zdf.de or call press office (for Journos) / +49 - 6131 - 70 -12120.
I hope they can help you.
Regards, Andreas

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#5 wrighty

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Posted 11 January 2012 - 13:29

wasn't this bit of home movie used in the 'Rivals' (title??) BBC production a good few years ago?? This was the series that concentrated on sporting rivalry ; Lauda v. Hunt / McEnroe v. Borg .......I'm not sure I've got the right title though.

after some considerable digging....'Clash of the Titans' (Hunt vs Lauda was ep 1, first transmitted June 10th 1996) :up: