Portugal-1972: An Old and Large Cathedral with Gothic Arches and Cypress Tree

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationPortugal
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Portugal

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An Old and Large Cathedral with Gothic Arches and... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Portugal in 1972 captures a grand Gothic cathedral with intricate arched windows and ornate stonework. The film exhibits a distinct purple color cast and soft focus typical of home movie film stock. A tall, slender cypress tree stands prominently in the foreground, partially obscuring the facade. In the final frame, a wide shot reveals the cathedral's full scale against a clear blue sky, with visitors visible on the grounds. The footage shows natural film grain and slight camera movement, evoking a nostalgic, personal travel memory.

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: 120949566

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: 1972 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: Portugal 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 1972 Portugal 8mm clip suits archival requests for European religious landmark travel footage, especially documentary inserts about Catholic sites, tourism, architecture, or personal travel memory in the early 1970s.
Period detail: The clothing and vehicles are not legible, so the strongest period clues are the 8mm home-movie format, soft color reversal look, and metadata-supported 1972 Portugal setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor-shot perspective, moving from close architectural details to a wider view of a large religious building with small visitors on the grounds.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Gothic arched stone windows, ornate tracery, a tall cypress tree, pale stone walls, a broad forecourt, a towered church facade, blue sky, and distant visitors.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, a purple-blue color cast, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, architectural cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into a sequence about Portugal, Catholic pilgrimage, or historic church architecture.
Historical context: The imagery places religious architecture within a tourist or pilgrimage viewing context, with the camera treating the building as a landmark rather than documenting a formal ceremony.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, faces are not identifiable in these stills, and clearance review should consider copyright in the footage separately from any likeness, location, or property concerns.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1972 Portugal 8mm cathedral footage, vintage Catholic church exterior, Gothic arches cypress tree home movie, and European religious landmark travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Portugal 1972 religious landmark footage, and then with broader 1970s European church, pilgrimage, or tourist architecture material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Portugal 8mm close-up of ornate Gothic-style stone arches, tracery windows, and a tall cypress tree in front of a religious building. — Gothic arches and cypress tree on the church facade.

Close 8mm view of a Portugal religious facade, showing pointed arches, ornate stonework, and a cypress tree crossing the center of the frame. — Cypress tree in front of ornate arched windows.

1972 Portugal 8mm wide shot of a large Catholic church or basilica facade with a central tower, open forecourt, trees, and small visitors on the grounds. — Wide visitor view of the church and forecourt.

Wide 8mm view in Portugal of a pale stone religious building with a tower, flanking structures, trees, and distant visitors under a clear blue sky. — Church facade and tower under blue sky.

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