Khartoum Sudan-1969: Lions Resting On Rock Basking In Sun

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

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Lions Resting On Rock Basking In Sun — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 shows a pride of lions resting on a large rock formation. The lions, including adults and cubs, lie sprawled across the sun-drenched stone, basking in the warm light. The scene is framed by a dark border, suggesting viewing through a window or binoculars, with a lush green landscape and trees in the background. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and subtle camera movement, capturing a candid moment of wildlife in a naturalistic setting. 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: 122682450

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$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 wildlife or travel-documentary sequences needing home-movie footage of lions resting in an outdoor reserve or zoo-like setting near Khartoum.
Period detail: The soft color, 8mm frame edges, and visitor-distance viewpoint support a late-1960s home-movie reading, while the exact animal enclosure or landscape setting is not identifiable from the frames alone.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a casual visitor-shot observation of lions at rest, with the camera lingering from a distant, screened or windowed vantage rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult lions, a cub, sunlit rock, dark viewing bars, leafy trees, grass beyond the rocks, and soft 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has a home-movie film texture with visible grain, mild color fading, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement across the short shot.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, zoo or reserve observation beat, or quiet transition within a 1960s Sudan reel.
Historical context: The frames show mid-century wildlife observation through a home-movie lens, emphasizing visitor perspective and animal rest rather than a documented public event.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and any property or animal-facility rights should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1969 Khartoum lions 8mm, Sudan home movie wildlife, vintage lions resting on rocks, and 1960s travel film animal observation may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1969 Khartoum or Sudan material, then broader 1960s travel home movies showing wildlife or animal parks.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Khartoum home-movie frame showing lions lying on a broad rock, with greenery behind them and dark viewing-frame bars at the sides. — Lions lie across a sunlit rock surface while trees and grass fill the background.

1969 Khartoum footage frame with adult lions and a cub resting on exposed rock, framed by dark borders and a green background. — Adult lions and a cub remain stretched out on the rock in a quiet resting scene.

1969 Khartoum home-movie still of lions resting on a rocky surface, filmed from a distant shaded or screened viewpoint. — The camera holds on the resting lions as the rock and shaded foreground dominate the frame.

Final 1969 Khartoum frame showing lions and a cub resting on rock under trees, with dark borders from the filming vantage. — Lions remain sprawled across the rock as the short wildlife observation ends.

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