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Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Naval Warships At Sea In World War II

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

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Naval Warships At Sea In World War II — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a naval scene in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The sequence opens with a distant view of a hazy coastline under a cloudy sky, then shifts to reveal a warship moving across the water with a smaller vessel in the foreground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics—vibrant blue water, faded color saturation, and visible grain and scratches—evoking a raw, historical wartime perspective. The footage offers a rare glimpse of Pacific Theater naval operations during World War II.

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
123138189

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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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Topics & Keywords

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  • WWII archive
  • naval operations
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  • vintage 8mm film
  • war documentary
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  • retro military footage
  • 1944 home movie
  • Pacific war
  • 8mm home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports 1940s World War II Pacific Theater editorial requests needing brief naval footage from Leyte Gulf, Philippines.
Period detail
The frames may show wartime naval vessels, a hazy shoreline, open water, and cloudy skies consistent with the supplied 1944 Leyte Gulf metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a visitor-shot or service-member-shot perspective, with distant handheld views rather than staged military coverage.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a cloudy horizon, low coastline, blue water, a large naval vessel, a smaller foreground boat, film borders, scratches, and color fading.
Film character
The 8mm scan shows soft focus, saturated blue water, handheld framing, grain, scratches, gate edges, and uneven exposure as part of its archival texture.
Edit role
Editors could use this as a short insert, transition, or cutaway for wartime sea travel, Pacific naval context, or memory-based World War II narration.
Historical context
The visuals place military vessels in a broad seascape, offering context for naval movement without identifying ship names or specific action.
Research note
No people, brands, or private property are visible, but military subject matter, copyright status, and vessel identification should still be reviewed.
Research search match
Useful for searches such as 1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm naval footage, World War II Pacific warships at sea, and vintage home movie warship cutaway.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1944 Leyte Gulf footage, and then with broader World War II Pacific naval scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a hazy shoreline under large clouds across dark blue water.
A distant shoreline sits below a cloudy sky across open water.
1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm view of a hazy coast and cloud bank across open water, with visible film wear.
A hazy coastline and cloud bank fill the distant horizon.
1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a large wartime vessel offshore and a smaller craft moving across the foreground water.
A large vessel sits offshore as a smaller craft crosses the foreground.
1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm view of a naval vessel at sea, with a smaller craft in front and cloudy horizon behind.
A naval vessel remains offshore while a smaller craft passes in front.

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