Paris France-1947: Athletes Running The Field

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

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Athletes Running The Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a soccer match in Paris, France. Players in light and dark uniforms run across a grassy field under bright daylight, with a large crowd visible in the stadium stands. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural film imperfections, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century sports culture. The camera remains stationary, observing the game from a high vantage point, preserving the authentic feel of a personal home recording from the era.

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: 123121769

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 documentary or editorial sequences needing home-movie views of soccer or field sport in Paris, France.
Period detail: The stadium crowd, plain athletic uniforms, and 8mm vantage may show postwar-era recreational sport without identifiable signage or landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a spectator's distant, stationary view as players move through ordinary game action rather than staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a grass pitch, marked penalty area, light and dark uniforms, clustered players, stadium seating, a large crowd, and film gate borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and frame-edge darkness give the short 8mm scan a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief sports insert, Paris recreation cutaway, or memory beat between broader postwar urban-life scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually situates soccer as a public spectator activity, with players on the field and a large audience gathered in stadium stands.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright status, contributor permissions, and likeness considerations should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1940s 8mm soccer match, Paris stadium home movie, vintage football pitch crowd, and postwar sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Paris 1947 material, then broader 1940s European sports and recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Distant 1947 Paris soccer action seen from a high spectator position, with players near the penalty area and crowded stands behind them. — Players move near the penalty area as a stadium crowd watches from the stands.

A high-angle 8mm frame shows 1947 Paris soccer players converging near the marked penalty area with spectators filling the stands. — The game action clusters near the goal area, viewed from a distant elevated position.

A softer 8mm frame from the 1947 Paris match shows players spread across the pitch with the stands and crowd visible beyond. — Players run across the field in a soft, grainy view of the match.

The closing frame shows the 1947 Paris soccer match from a fixed spectator viewpoint, with players dispersed across the pitch and stands in back. — The match continues with players spread across the pitch under a high-angle stadium view.

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