Paris France-1947: Men In Long Coats Fishing On Stone Pier

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

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Men In Long Coats Fishing On Stone Pier — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a man in a long coat and hat fishing from a curved stone pier in Paris, France. He stands at the edge of the water, casting his line with focused intent, while two others sit nearby on the wall. The grainy black-and-white footage, framed by dark borders, evokes a quiet, nostalgic moment of everyday life along the Seine. The scene reflects mid-century Parisian leisure and the timeless ritual of fishing.

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: 123121074

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s Paris documentary edits needing everyday riverside leisure, urban life, or quiet postwar street-level atmosphere from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The long overcoat, hat, stone embankment, and monochrome 8mm texture support a mid-century Paris setting, though the visible frames do not identify a landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged observation of men spending time by the water, with one man fishing while others sit nearby on the stone edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a curved stone pier, rippling water, a standing fisherman in a long coat, seated figures, fishing line, dark frame borders, and soft film grain.
Film character: The clip has a black-and-white 8mm home-movie look with visible grain, slight exposure softness, gate borders, and a candid handheld framing feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm cutaway, transitional memory beat, or insert for Paris river life, leisure, or mid-century urban atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene shows ordinary public leisure along a Paris waterside setting, emphasizing small-scale social activity rather than an identifiable public event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed even where copyright or source-film licensing is separately addressed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1947 Paris home movie fishing, 1940s Seine riverside leisure, men in long coats by water, and vintage 8mm French city life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Paris 1947 material, then with riverside leisure, fishing, or everyday street-life clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 Paris home-movie frame showing men on a curved stone pier by the water, including a standing fisherman and seated figures. — A man stands on the curved stone edge while two others sit nearby beside the water.

1947 Paris frame of a man in a long coat and hat fishing from the edge of a curved stone pier. — The fisherman leans toward the water with his line extending from the stone edge.

1947 Paris home-movie still of a man holding fishing gear on a stone riverside edge, with water behind him. — The man pauses with fishing gear in hand on the stone edge above the water.

1947 Paris frame showing a man in a long coat handling his fishing line on a curved stone pier beside the water. — The fisherman looks down as he manages the line at the pier's edge.

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