Khartoum Sudan-1969: Lions Resting on Rock Outcrop

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

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Lions Resting on Rock Outcrop — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Khartoum, Sudan, in 1969 captures a pride of lions resting on a sunlit rock outcrop. A male lion with a developing mane lies in the foreground, while lionesses rest in the background amidst green foliage and scattered rocks. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and a characteristic 8mm frame border, offering authentic archival wildlife footage from a classic safari era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122682574

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: 1960s wildlife home-movie footage for productions needing a brief archival view of lions resting near Khartoum, Sudan.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, soft color, and handheld framing support the supplied 1969 home-movie context, with no visible landmarks to independently verify place.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot safari or zoo-observation feel, holding quietly on the resting animals rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: A male lion rests on a rock ledge with another lion behind him, surrounded by foliage, scattered rocks, sunlit ground, and dark 8mm frame edges.
Film character: Natural grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and contact-frame borders give the short shot a clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or calm transition within a 1960s Africa or animal-observation sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually documents mid-century amateur animal filming, showing lions at rest in a managed or observed rocky habitat without people in view.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location access, and any animal-park or property permissions should still be checked.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Sudan 8mm lions, Khartoum wildlife home movie, vintage safari lions resting, and 1960s animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Khartoum or 1969 Sudan clips, then broader vintage wildlife and lion observation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Khartoum 8mm frame showing a male lion lying on a sunlit rock outcrop with another lion partly visible behind. — A male lion rests in the foreground while another lion lies farther back among rocks and foliage.

1969 Khartoum home-movie frame of a resting male lion on a rocky ledge, with another lion behind and dense greenery beyond. — The camera holds on a resting male lion, with another lion visible behind him near the rocks.

1969 Sudan 8mm footage frame showing a male lion stretched on a rock outcrop, with another lion partially visible to the left. — A lion remains still on the rock surface as foliage and stones fill the background.

The final frame keeps the lion in profile, still resting on the rocky outcrop.

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