France-1945: Soldiers In Uniform Boarding Ship As They Gather For Deployment To

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Year1945
Decade1940s
LocationFrance
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1945 France

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Soldiers In Uniform Boarding Ship As They Gather For... — Clip Details

FRANCE-1945: Soldiers in uniform gather on a dock at night, boarding a ship under a deep purple filter. The grainy 8mm film captures men with luggage and equipment, moving in formation as they prepare for deployment. The scene shows a mix of anticipation and solemnity, with figures silhouetted against dim lights. This archival footage offers a raw, authentic glimpse of post-WWII troop movements, preserved in vintage Super 8 style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123139300

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 1723 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1945
Reel-level location note: france,bordeux,versailles
Date: 1945 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: France Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 archive requests needing 1940s France troop embarkation or military deployment material for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The title card reading Barry, Wales and Troops Embarking, uniforms, dockside setting, and ship gangway may show a wartime or immediate postwar troop movement.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot vantage point, observing soldiers moving with luggage and equipment rather than a staged military publicity setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a typed title card, soldiers in uniform, a gangway or ship rail, dockside lighting, luggage, grouped personnel, and dark waterfront surroundings.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows heavy grain, low-light exposure, purple color cast, soft focus, and handheld framing that preserve the physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for troop movement, embarkation, demobilization, or travel under military orders.
Historical context: The scene visually situates uniformed men gathering and boarding at night, with the precise purpose of the movement requiring source or reel confirmation.
Research note: People and military personnel are visible, so copyright, likeness, and any institutional identification should be reviewed before sensitive or commercial use.
Research search match: Searches this clip may match include 8mm troops embarking, 1940s soldiers boarding ship, France wartime dock footage, and Barry Wales troop embarkation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel shots, then with confirmed 1945 France or Barry Wales material, then with broader troop transport and dockside military footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A filmed title card identifies Barry, Wales and Troops Embarking, supporting the clip's troop boarding subject. — Title card introduces the troop embarkation scene with Barry, Wales identified in text.

Uniformed men appear to board or gather near a ship rail at night in grainy 8mm footage. — Soldiers cluster near a gangway or ship rail under dim nighttime lighting.

A low-light 8mm frame shows uniformed men with indistinct faces gathering by a dock or ship rail. — Uniformed men gather beside railings during the nighttime embarkation sequence.

Wide nighttime view of uniformed soldiers gathered in rows on a dock or open quay, with rail lines or waterfront structures nearby. — A wider view shows soldiers assembled in groups on the dock at night.

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