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← Sporting Memorabilia 7th & 8th November 2016

Four reels of very scarce and hitherto unseen colour 8mm. motion film of the 1958 World Cup tournament: the buyer will become the copyright holder, no

Hammer Price:
£8,000
Estimated Price:

£20,000 - £30,000

Four reels of very scarce and hitherto unseen colour 8mm. motion film of the 1958 World Cup tournament: the buyer will become the copyright holder, no sound, aggregate running time approx. 60 minutes; content and approx. timings as follows: i) National flags flown around the stadium, mounted policemen 57 secs ii) England v Soviet Union, Group 4, 8th June, 2 mins 28 secs iii) England v Brazil, Group 4, 11th June, 5 mins 13 secs iv) Sweden v Hungary, Group 3, 12th June, 2 mins 19 secs v) Sweden v Wales, Group 3, 15th June, 7 mins 20 secs vi) Yugoslavia v Paraguay, Group 2, 16th June, 2 mins 38 secs vii) England v Soviet Union, Group 4 play-off, 17th June, 4 mins 41 secs viii) Sweden v Mexico. Group 3, 8th June, 4 mins 47 secs ix) fans arriving at a stadium, 19 secs x) Mexico v Wales, Group 3, 11th June, 1 min 13 secs xi) folk dancing on the pitch, 22 secs xii) Sweden v West Germany, semi-final, 24th June, 7 mins 2 seconds xiii) France v West Germany, 3rd/4th, 18th June, 10 mins 17 secs. xiv) World Cup Final, 29th June 1959, arrival of fans in folk costume, marching band on the pitch, parade of national flags in folk costume, views of spectators in the packed stands, jet plane aerobatic display above the stadium, the teams walking onto the field of play & lining up for the anthems, 2 mins 35 secs xv) match action from the 1958 World Cup Final Brazil v Sweden, 7 mins 22 secs xvi) post-match celebrations and the presentation of the Jules Rimet Trophy, 1 min 33 secs ; the film has been copied to 3 DVDs for viewing purposes and it can be judged that the original film is in good condition (7)