Paris France-1947: Vintage 8mm Footage Of People Playing Soccer

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

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Vintage 8mm Footage Of People Playing Soccer — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage clip captures a soccer match in Paris, France, viewed through a darkened frame. Players in light and dark uniforms move across a grassy field marked with white lines, with a crowd visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and a warm, monochromatic tone, conveying a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera remains stationary, observing the game from a distance, offering a candid glimpse of mid-century sports and recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123121658

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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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 European sports, recreation, and postwar urban leisure sequences needing real 8mm home-movie footage of a soccer match in Paris.
Period detail: The distant uniforms, open grass pitch, sparse sideline crowd, and 8mm home-movie framing support a mid-century setting without visible landmarks or readable signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip offers an unstaged spectator viewpoint, watching players move across the field from a fixed position behind a dark window-like obstruction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a marked soccer field, players in light and dark kits, a central circle, a sideline barrier, distant spectators, trees, and dark vertical frame edges.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, modest blur, uneven exposure, gate shadowing, and warm monochrome tonality that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a sports-history insert, Paris recreation cutaway, transition into postwar leisure, or brief memory beat in a home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows organized outdoor soccer as public recreation, with spectators gathered beyond the field and no identifiable Paris landmark visible in the frames.
Research note: People are visible at a distance and any likeness, event, venue, or possible brand identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Searches such as 1947 Paris soccer 8mm, vintage French football match, 1940s sports home movie, and archival soccer field footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1947 Paris material, then broader 1940s European sports or public recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 Paris 8mm frame showing distant soccer players spread across a marked grass pitch, with spectators faintly visible beyond the field. — Players move across a grass soccer field viewed from a fixed, partially obscured vantage point.

Distant 1947 Paris soccer play near the center circle, framed by dark vertical bands and a soft 8mm home-movie look. — Players in light and dark uniforms cross the marked center area of the pitch.

1947 Paris 8mm view of a soccer match, with a dark-clad figure near the center circle and players clustered along the right side. — A dark-clad figure stands near midfield as play continues toward the right edge of the frame.

Distant 1947 Paris soccer action near midfield, with several players, a dark-clad official or player, and spectators beyond the pitch. — Several players move through midfield while the camera remains fixed from a distant spectator position.

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