Paris France-1947: Man In A Long Coat Stands On A Stone Wall And Fishes

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationParis, France
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 Paris France

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Man In A Long Coat Stands On A Stone Wall And Fishes — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment along a Parisian waterfront. A man in a long coat stands on a curved stone embankment, appearing to fish, while two others sit nearby. The grainy black-and-white footage, framed by dark window edges, evokes a nostalgic, candid slice of mid-century life. The scene is calm and observational, with subtle movement as the man shifts his stance. The stone wall and water create a classic urban riverside setting, characteristic of 1940s European leisure. This archival clip offers authentic, unscripted moments ideal for historical or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123121059

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1947 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: Paris, France 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 requests needing 1940s Paris home-movie atmosphere, especially documentary inserts about everyday riverside leisure or postwar urban life.
Period detail: The long coat, stone embankment, black-and-white 8mm texture, and metadata-supported 1947 Paris setting point to mid-century European street and waterfront detail.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged observation of people lingering by the water, with one man standing on the embankment and appearing to fish while others sit nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a curved stone river wall, water, seated figures, a standing man in a long coat, pavement, bollards, and dark window-like frame edges.
Film character: The clip has a grainy black-and-white 8mm look with soft focus, uneven exposure, slight weave, and contact-frame borders that preserve its home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for Paris waterfront life, quiet recreation, or observational city footage.
Historical context: The scene offers a small social detail of people using a city embankment for rest and possible fishing without making broader claims beyond the visible activity.
Research note: People are visible but not identifiable in detail; copyright, likeness, and location-related permissions should be reviewed separately before final use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1947 Paris waterfront home movie, black-and-white 8mm river fishing, mid-century France leisure, and people on stone embankment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1947 Paris material, and then with quiet urban leisure or riverside recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 Paris home-movie frame showing a man on a curved stone waterfront wall, with two seated figures nearby and water behind them. — A man stands on the stone embankment while two people sit nearby at the waterfront.

1947 Paris waterfront frame with a man bending slightly on a curved stone embankment as two people sit nearby along the river edge. — The standing figure bends toward the wall, suggesting quiet fishing or tending a line.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from 1947 Paris showing a man standing on a stone waterfront wall near two seated people. — The man pauses on the embankment as the seated figures stay beside the water.

1947 Paris riverside home-movie frame with a long-coated man on the stone embankment, seated figures to the left, and water behind. — The figure shifts position along the curved wall, with the waterfront scene remaining quiet.

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