The Last Mille Miglia (1957)

Italy. The last preparations for the start of the Italian Mille Miglia (thousand miles) race. SV. Camera pans as No 1 car (Remo Pola), a Fiat, leaves the starting ramp - Saturday night, this was the first car away in the race. TV. Looking down on part of town of Brescia showing milling crowds and racing cars getting ready for the race, & GV. SCU. Stirling Moss talking to another driver before he left for the race. SCU. Man painting a number on the back of the saloon sports car. CU. A Maserati engine. GV. One of the larger racing cars leaves the starting ramp at dawn on Sunday. SCU. Camera pans as car No 531 Ferrari, with driver Marquis De Portago and co-driver Eddie Nelson, leaves the starting ramp. SCU. Children taking photos at the start. SV. Camera pans as car No 534, also Ferrari, with Peter Collins and his co-driver leaves the ramp. SV. Stirling Moss and his co-driver in their Maserati at the starting ramp. GV. Moss’s car leaves the ramp amidst cheering crowd. SV. Spectators in the “Start“ stand. TV. A