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Lagos Nigeria-1969: The Lion In The Forest In The Walk

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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The Lion In The Forest In The Walk — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a majestic male lion in profile, its thick golden mane prominent against a lush green forest backdrop. The grainy, slightly blurred image and dark film borders evoke the authentic feel of a personal archival recording. The lion stands calmly in tall grass, its head turned to the side, offering a serene yet powerful view of wildlife in its natural habitat. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows subtle camera movement and natural lighting, preserving a nostalgic moment of African wildlife from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122664009

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Lagos, Nigeria Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s archive requests needing brief 8mm wildlife material from Nigeria for documentary inserts, education edits, or period travel context.
Period detail
The visible 8mm grain, soft focus, and contact-sheet framing support a late-1960s home-movie look, while the Lagos, Nigeria setting is supported by supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a visitor-shot quality, with the camera holding on a male lion in profile from a close but separated viewing position.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a male lion with a full mane, green grass, dense leafy vegetation, tree trunks or branches, soft focus, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm archive texture through visible grain, muted color, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing across the short shot.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or quiet transition beat within material about Nigeria, zoos, safari visits, or archival animal footage.
Historical context
The frames show a male lion in a green outdoor setting and may reflect a visitor's wildlife encounter recorded during travel in Lagos in 1969.
Research note
No people, brands, or readable property markers are visible, but copyright, location access, and animal-setting identification should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1969 Lagos 8mm lion footage, vintage Nigeria wildlife home movie, male lion in forest, and 1960s archival animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Lagos or Nigeria 1969 material, then broader 1960s wildlife and travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos 8mm frame showing a male lion in soft left-facing profile against green vegetation.
Male lion seen in profile against a leafy green background.
Male lion in profile in a 1969 Lagos home-movie frame, with mane and green vegetation visible.
Lion holds a side profile in tall grass and greenery.
Soft 8mm frame from Lagos in 1969 showing a male lion in profile with grass and trees behind.
The lion remains in profile, framed by grass and thin trees.
Final 1969 Lagos 8mm frame showing a male lion in profile near tall grass and vegetation.
Male lion in a steady side view near tall grass.

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