Los Angeles California USA-1962: Bull Fighting Seems To Be A Dangerous Sport For

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

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Bull Fighting Seems To Be A Dangerous Sport For — Clip Details

A matador in a traditional white and gold suit with pink stockings performs in a bullfighting arena, using a red cape to taunt a large black bull. The bull, pierced with colorful banderillas, charges aggressively as the matador maneuvers with skill and precision. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1962, captures the tension and drama of the event under bright daylight, with a packed stadium visible in the background. The grainy, vintage quality and natural color palette evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, offering authentic historical footage of a dangerous and culturally significant spectacle.

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: 123686949

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

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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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm bullfighting arena footage for documentary sequences on spectacle, risk, performance, animal sport, or midcentury leisure culture.
Period detail: The matador costume, red cape, packed arena seating, and visible Spanish-language arena signage may show a staged bullfighting event in Los Angeles in 1962.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot home-movie viewpoint, watching the matador and bull from the stands rather than from a formal broadcast position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a matador in white and gold, pink stockings, a red cape, a black bull, colorful banderillas, dirt arena floor, red barrier, and spectators.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft grain, natural color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give the action a period home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or tension beat within a sequence about bullfighting, public spectacle, or archival leisure footage.
Historical context: The footage documents a public arena performance involving a matador and bull, with spectators visible and the animal already carrying banderillas.
Research note: People, faces, arena signage, and animal harm context are visible, so copyright, likeness, venue, brand/signage, and sensitivity review may be needed.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1962 8mm bullfighting footage, Los Angeles matador arena, vintage bull charge, home movie bullfight, and red cape bull.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then Los Angeles 1962 public-event footage, then other arena, animal sport, or midcentury spectacle material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1962 Los Angeles footage, a matador holds a red cape toward a black bull with banderillas in a dirt bullfighting arena. — Matador presents a red cape as the bull faces him at close range.

The matador in white and gold leans toward the charging bull while holding a red cape in the 1962 arena footage. — The bull passes close to the matador as he maneuvers the cape.

A rear view shows the bull moving near the matador and red cape during the 1962 Los Angeles bullfighting event. — The bull crowds the cape as the matador stays close behind it.

Wide 1962 Los Angeles arena view with the matador, bull, red barrier, crowd seating, and visible Spanish-language signage. — A wider view places the bull and matador inside the arena with spectators behind the barrier.

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