Lagos Nigeria-1969: Lion with Mane Approaching Through Savanna

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Lion with Mane Approaching Through Savanna — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a majestic male lion with a full mane walking through tall green grass in a wild savanna setting. The footage begins with a pride of lionesses and cubs resting in the grass, then shifts focus to the dominant male approaching the camera with calm power. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective typical of home movie footage from the era. The scene conveys raw wildlife beauty and the regal presence of the king of the jungle in its natural habitat.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122663983

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 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: Lagos, Nigeria 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: Useful for 1960s wildlife or travel-film requests needing 8mm footage of lions in tall grass for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The scene shows color 8mm-era texture, soft focus, and handheld framing; metadata places the footage in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from a cautious observer position as lionesses, cubs, and a male lion move or rest without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male lion with mane, lionesses, cubs, tall green grass, scrub trees, soft daylight, and dark contact-sheet borders.
Film character: The footage has visible grain, muted color, slight softness, uneven exposure, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition from a resting pride to a male lion approaching camera.
Historical context: The clip offers a 1969 amateur-film view of lions in a grassy habitat near the recorded Lagos, Nigeria location, without visible people or built landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, source permissions, and wildlife-location context for intended use.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1969 Nigeria 8mm lion footage, vintage home movie lion pride, male lion approaching camera, and African wildlife Super 8.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1969 Lagos or Nigeria footage, then with vintage African wildlife and safari-themed material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing a pride of lionesses and cubs resting in green grass near brush. — A pride rests in tall grass with cubs clustered near the adults.

Male lion with a full mane approaches through green grass in the 1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm footage. — A maned lion walks forward through the grass toward the camera position.

Soft 8mm frame of a maned lion facing the camera amid tall grass, with scrub trees in the background. — The male lion continues forward, centered in the grassy habitat.

Close view of the approaching male lion in tall grass, softened by motion blur and 8mm film texture. — The lion nears the camera, filling more of the frame as grass blurs around it.

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