Film Number |
6067 |
Title |
MANCHESTER UNITED TRAGEDY |
Producer |
Associated British Pathe |
Date |
1958 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
21 mins 01 secs |
Description |
Compilation of newsreel items relating to the Munich air disaster of February 1958 and its immediate consequences for Manchester United. Scenes of the plane wreckage on fire, players injured in hospital, and the coffins of the dead returning to Manchester. Footage from the team's FA Cup matches from that season, including the final against Bolton at Wembley (Bolton won 2-0). Also includes a visit to Manchester by the doctors and nurses from the Munich hospital who saved the lives of several players and manager Matt Busby. |
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