Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Vintage 8mm Footage Of A Military Landing Craft At Sea

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

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Vintage 8mm Footage Of A Military Landing Craft At Sea — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a military amphibious landing craft navigating the waters of Leyte Gulf, Philippines. A single crew member in a light-colored uniform and cap is visible at the helm, steering the vessel through choppy blue sea. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, with a bright wake trailing behind. The final frame reveals a distant shoreline with hills, suggesting coastal operations during World War II. This authentic home movie offers a rare glimpse into Pacific theater naval activity.

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: 123138143

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 Pacific theater or wartime maritime sequences needing brief archival 8mm footage of a military landing craft underway at sea.
Period detail: The small open landing craft, uniformed figure, and color 8mm stock support a 1940s wartime setting, with Leyte Gulf indicated by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from above or a nearby vessel, giving the scene an unstaged home-movie view of a craft passing through rough water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark landing craft, blue choppy sea, white wake, one helmeted or capped figure, open deck, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has saturated blue color shift, soft focus, visible grain, handheld instability, and contact-print framing typical of scanned small-gauge film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, maritime cutaway, transition, or wartime travel beat within a Pacific operations sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows a military-style landing craft moving through coastal waters, but the frames alone do not confirm a specific operation or unit.
Research note: People and military subject matter are visible, so copyright, source provenance, and any likeness concerns should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm landing craft footage, World War II Pacific boat at sea, or vintage amphibious vessel home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1944 Leyte Gulf material, then with broader Pacific theater naval or landing craft scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a dark landing craft underway on choppy blue water with a single figure near the helm. — A landing craft moves through choppy water, leaving a bright wake along the hull.

Leyte Gulf 1944 frame of a small military landing craft passing through blue water, with one crew member visible near the middle. — The craft is viewed from above as it continues across the water.

Soft 8mm frame from 1944 Leyte Gulf footage showing a landing craft angled across choppy water with a visible crew figure. — Motion blur and grain emphasize the small-gauge film view of the boat underway.

Final 1944 Leyte Gulf frame showing the dark landing craft in choppy water, with a single figure visible and wake around the stern. — The vessel continues through the sea, framed by the black edges of the film scan.

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