France-1945: English Navy Captain Embarking Troops On The Ship In Barry Wales

Year1945
Decade1940s
LocationFrance
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1945 France

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English Navy Captain Embarking Troops On The Ship In... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1945, this vintage footage captures a British naval officer in uniform standing on a ship's deck in Barry, Wales. The scene, bathed in a distinct blue tint characteristic of wartime home movies, shows the captain observing troops embarking. The grainy, low-light quality and purple-hued frames reflect the era's film stock. A title card confirms the location and event: 'BARRY, WALES — Troops Embarking.' This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into post-war military logistics and naval life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123139289

Rights & Clearance

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 1723 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1945
Reel-level location note: france,bordeux,versailles
Date: 1945 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: France Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 archive requests needing British military embarkation, naval transport, or wartime home-movie atmosphere for documentary inserts.
Period detail: The uniformed naval figure, shipboard setting, and title card reading “BARRY, WALES — Troops Embarking” support a 1940s military logistics context.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the brief, observer-level view of a naval officer and title cards, suggesting an informal record rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed officer on deck, ship rail or structure, a distant shoreline, typed title cards, dark frame edges, and tinted film color.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, blue-purple color shift, soft focus, low exposure, and visible frame borders that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, location card, transition, or memory beat around troop movement, naval departure, or postwar logistics.
Historical context: The footage visually places military embarkation within a small-scale home-movie record, with no specific unit, vessel, or operation identifiable from the frames.
Research note: People and military personnel are visible, so likeness and contextual review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and property status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s British Navy officer, troops embarking Barry Wales, 8mm military home movie, and ship deck wartime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1945 Barry or Wales footage, then broader British military embarkation and naval transport scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A uniformed naval figure appears on a ship deck, with distant shoreline and blue-purple 8mm color shift. — Uniformed officer on deck during the embarkation sequence.

A typed title card identifies the scene as Barry, Wales, with the event labeled Troops Embarking. — Title card identifies Barry, Wales and troops embarking.

The title card repeats the Barry, Wales location and Troops Embarking description on grainy film. — Repeated title card for the embarkation scene.

A soft, purple-tinted title card shows Barry, Wales and Troops Embarking within dark film borders. — Final visible title card for the Barry embarkation clip.

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