Khartoum Sudan-1969: Lions Resting On A Rock On A Sunny Day

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

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Lions Resting On A Rock On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 shows lions resting on a large rock in a grassy enclosure. The warm, sunlit scene captures a lioness lying down in the foreground while another rests in the background near a tree. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, slight color fading, and a natural, unscripted feel typical of personal travel recordings from the era. The view is framed by dark vertical bars, suggesting it was filmed through a window or vehicle opening. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century wildlife observation.

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: 122682440

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: 1969 Sudan 8mm wildlife footage suited for documentary inserts, archive research, education edits, or period travel sequences needing captive lions at rest.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century color home-movie stock with a barred foreground view that may indicate filming through a vehicle window, fence, or visitor viewing opening.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the unstaged value of a traveler or visitor quietly filming lions resting rather than directing action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include resting lions, a broad rock surface, grass, trees and shrubs, fallen branches, dark vertical framing bars, and sunlit enclosure space.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing typical of personal travel film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, zoo or enclosure establishing detail, or quiet transition beat.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a visitor perspective on lions in a grassy rock enclosure in Khartoum, Sudan, as supported by the supplied 1969 metadata.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any enclosure or institutional property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Sudan 8mm lions, Khartoum zoo home movie, vintage wildlife enclosure footage, and Super 8 lions resting on rock.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Khartoum 1969 travel material, then broader vintage zoo or captive wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing a lion resting on a broad rock, with grass, shrubs, trees, and dark foreground bars. — A lion rests on a sunlit rock surface with grassy enclosure space beyond.

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame with a lion lying on a pale rock surface, grass and scattered branches in the background. — The resting lion remains stretched out on the rock, framed by dark foreground bars.

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing a lion stretched on a rock, with its tail visible against a grassy enclosure backdrop. — A lion lies across the rock while the grassy enclosure and branches blur behind it.

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing two lions resting on a rock, with trees, grass, and stones in the enclosure behind them. — Two lions rest on the rock near trees and grassy ground inside the enclosure.

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