Khartoum Sudan-1969: A Lion Lazily Lays On A Rock While Others Watch From A Hill

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKhartoum, Sudan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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A Lion Lazily Lays On A Rock While Others Watch From A Hill — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 captures a serene moment in the African savannah. A lioness rests lazily on a sun-warmed rock, her golden fur contrasting with the rugged stone, while other lions watch from a distant hill under a dramatic, cloudy sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and natural film imperfections evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and archival authenticity. This authentic wildlife scene, filmed on Super 8, offers a rare glimpse into mid-century safari life and is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122682321

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: Khartoum, Sudan 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 African wildlife or safari-era documentary sequences needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of lions resting on open rock and grassland.
Period detail: The color 8mm texture, soft focus, and metadata-supported 1969 Sudan setting place the scene in a late-1960s amateur travel or safari filming context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational patience of a visitor-held camera, watching lions at rest rather than staging action or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lions on rock and hill, low grass, bare branches, mottled stone, a cloudy sky, and soft film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries visible grain, faded color, slight softness, and uneven exposure typical of scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, a quiet transition, or a memory beat within travel, safari, or environmental history material.
Historical context: The scene visually documents leisure or travel filming of African wildlife near Khartoum in 1969 without showing people, vehicles, facilities, or identifiable property.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still clear copyright and confirm any location or wildlife-park context before publication.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Sudan 8mm wildlife footage, vintage African safari lions, home movie lion on rock, and archival savannah animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1969 Khartoum or Sudan travel footage, then broader vintage African wildlife and safari scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing lions resting on a rocky hill under a dramatic cloudy sky. — Lions sit and lie on a low rocky rise with clouds filling the background.

1969 Sudan home-movie frame with lions on a rocky slope, seen through soft 8mm color and dark frame edges. — A seated lion and a reclining lion are visible on the ridge beneath a clouded sky.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing a lion resting on sunlit rock with green grass and fallen branches in the background. — A lion rests low on a flat rock while grass and bare branches fill the background.

1969 Sudan home-movie frame of a lion lying on a rock ledge with grassland and scattered branches beyond. — The lion remains stretched out on the rock at the edge of a grassy area.

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