Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: A Sailor On Deck With Naval Fleet In The Distance

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationLeyte Gulf, Philippines
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 Philippines

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A Sailor On Deck With Naval Fleet In The Distance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this grainy black and white footage captures a wartime naval scene in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. A sailor in a helmet stands on a ship's deck, handling ropes and equipment, while the camera pans across the horizon to reveal a fleet of warships on the water under a cloudy sky. The footage shows natural film wear, including scratches and dust, characteristic of vintage home movie recordings from the World War II era.

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: 123138082

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: 1944 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: Leyte Gulf, Philippines 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 World War II-era naval archive requests needing brief 8mm views of a distant fleet at sea in Leyte Gulf.
Period detail: The distant ships, open water, monochrome 8mm stock, and metadata-supported 1944 Leyte Gulf setting place the clip in a wartime naval context.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a sailor-shot or shipboard home-movie perspective, observing the horizon and fleet without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open water, distant warships, a cloudy horizon, dark film frame edges, dust marks, and soft black-and-white exposure.
Film character: The clip carries dense 8mm grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, dust, scratches, and slight instability that signal original physical film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or atmospheric cutaway for wartime naval movement in the Pacific.
Historical context: The frames show ships spread across a hazy sea under clouds, supporting a broad visual context of naval presence without identifying specific vessels.
Research note: People are flagged in the clip metadata, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, military subject matter, and location claims should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1944 8mm Leyte Gulf naval fleet footage, World War II shipboard home movie, and distant warships at sea.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf material, then broader Pacific naval fleet and shipboard footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf footage showing a hazy line of distant naval ships across open water under heavy cloud cover. — Distant ships sit low on the horizon beneath a cloudy sky.

Supported by the clip metadata, this Leyte Gulf frame shows distant wartime vessels spread across a cloudy ocean horizon. — Several ships appear as small silhouettes across the horizon.

A grainy 8mm view of open water in Leyte Gulf, with distant ships beneath a layered cloud bank. — Film dust and wear cross a view of ships on the waterline.

The final frame holds on distant ships in Leyte Gulf, with open sea, cloud cover, and visible 8mm film wear. — Small vessels remain visible along the hazy horizon.

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