Barcelona Spain-1971: Matadors Walking In Bullfighting Arena

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationBarcelona, Spain
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Matadors Walking In Bullfighting Arena — Clip Details

BARCELONA SPAIN-1971: Vintage 8mm footage captures a traditional bullfighting procession in a sunlit arena. Matadors in ornate, colorful costumes with red sashes and white stockings walk in formation across the sandy ring, carrying long spears. Spectators fill the stone bleachers, watching the ceremonial entrance. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color saturation, and a slightly shaky handheld perspective, offering authentic archival footage of Spanish culture and tradition.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120911350

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Barcelona, Spain Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1971 Barcelona 8mm clip helps documentary or education productions illustrate a Spanish bullfighting arena procession with visible spectators and costumed participants.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, arena setting, and metadata-supported 1971 date place the scene in early 1970s Spain, with traditional bullfighting attire visible in the ring.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor-shot home movie, observing the procession from the stands as participants cross the arena and spectators watch from the terraces.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include matadors or bullfighting participants, long poles or spears, white stockings, ornate suits, red sashes, a sandy arena floor, balcony seating, and gathered spectators.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, warm color, slight softness, uneven exposure, and a handheld viewpoint that give the scene recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cultural cutaway, procession detail, or period memory beat within a sequence about Barcelona, Spanish travel, or bullfighting traditions.
Historical context: The scene visually records a public bullfighting arena ritual with spectators present, while broader claims about the event, venue, or participants would require separate research.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so copyright, likeness, cultural sensitivity, and any venue or event permissions should be reviewed separately before publication.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1971 Barcelona bullfighting arena 8mm, Spanish matador procession home movie, and vintage Spain bullfight spectators footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair this first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Barcelona or Spain 1971 footage, and finally broader 1970s travel or bullfighting arena material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Barcelona, Spain in 1971, costumed bullfighting participants walk in formation across the arena floor while spectators sit and stand above the ring. — Procession crosses the arena below spectators.

In the 1971 Barcelona arena scene, several bullfighting participants move across the ring with long poles while a crowd watches from the surrounding stands. — Participants move past the arena wall.

In Barcelona in 1971, costumed participants and attendants cluster near an arena doorway during the bullfighting procession, with spectators visible on the terraces. — Participants gather near the arena entrance.

The 1971 Barcelona home-movie frame shows bullfighting participants in ornate dress, attendants in lighter clothing, and spectators surrounding the sunlit arena. — Bullfighting procession pauses in the ring.

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