Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador Faces Charging Bull In Vintage Arena

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Matador Faces Charging Bull In Vintage Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a dramatic bullfighting event in Los Angeles, California. A matador in traditional attire maneuvers a vibrant pink cape as a powerful black bull charges across the dusty arena. Spectators fill the stands behind red barriers, watching intently as the bull lunges and the matador evades. The scene is framed by period advertisements for Cuervo Tequila and Hotel Caesar, adding authentic 1960s Americana. The film exhibits natural grain and color fading, characteristic of home movie footage from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123686932

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: Los Angeles, California, United States 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 1960s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of a bullfighting spectacle in Los Angeles.
Period detail: The red arena barriers, crowded stands, matador dress, pink capes, and visible Cuervo and Hotel Caesar signage support an early 1960s public-event setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a spectator filming from the stands as the bull and matadors move through the arena without staged camera blocking.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bull, matadors with pink capes, red arena walls, dusty ground, packed seating, and period advertising signs.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, faded color, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the feel of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, danger beat, cultural-event cutaway, or period transition within a 1960s Los Angeles sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents spectators watching a bullfighting-style arena event, with commercial signage and dress adding social context without identifying individuals.
Research note: People and brands are visible, so copyright, trademark, venue context, and likeness considerations should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfighting footage, vintage matador arena, black bull charging, or 1960s spectator home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles public-event footage, then broader bullfighting or arena-spectacle material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador with a pink cape as a black bull turns across a dusty arena. — A matador positions a pink cape while the bull moves near the red arena wall.

1962 Los Angeles arena view with a black bull between matadors using pink capes before seated spectators. — The bull pauses near the barrier as two caped matadors hold position.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm still with matadors and a black bull moving close to the red wall below crowded stands. — Matadors work near the barrier as the bull passes in front of the stands.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a black bull moving past a matador low on the dusty arena floor. — The bull runs by as a matador is low to the ground with the pink cape spread beside him.

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