Death Of Alberto Ascari on The Monza Eni Circuit (1955) | British Pathé

This silent footage from 1955 displays the tragic fatal outcome of Alberto Ascari’s crash on the Monza Eni Circuit when he test drove the Ferrari 750 Monza. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #Racing #FormulaOne #GrandPrix #Driver #Racer Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) Unused / unissued material - Monza, Italy. Material centred around the death of Italian motor racing driver Alberto Ascari. CU Alberto Ascari interviewed by Incom. Aerial view, Monza race track. Start of race. Race in progress. CU Ascari in car. Aerial view of race. Ascari winning. Ascari drinking after victory. Spacing. The damaged car at spot of crash. Flowers hide Ascari’s blood. Technicians examining skid marks. Skid marks show where car overturned. VS of people examining smashed car. (. & F.G.) Old record suggests material dates from 31/05/1955. N.B. The Cataloguers believe that the camera operator seen in this item is the father of former Pathe employee Julian Del Guidice. BRITISH PATHÉ’S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance. 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.