Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador Performs With Cape In Bullfight

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

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Matador Performs With Cape In Bullfight — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a dramatic bullfighting scene in Los Angeles, California. A matador in a traditional white suit and pink stockings performs with a vibrant pink and gold cape, skillfully maneuvering around a charging black bull in a sun-drenched arena. Spectators watch from behind red barriers as the bull charges and the matador evades with precision. The grainy, color-graded film and dark frame borders give it an authentic home movie feel, preserving a moment of daring spectacle and cultural tradition from the early 1960s.

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: 123687117

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: 1962 Los Angeles 8mm footage of a matador and bull in an arena can support documentary requests for midcentury spectacle, sport, recreation, or cultural performance inserts.
Period detail: The red arena barrier, spectator seating, white matador suit, pink stockings, and bright cape may show early 1960s public entertainment styling in Los Angeles.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from the stands, emphasizing the amateur witnessing of a fast public performance rather than a staged production setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bull, matador, pink and gold cape, red arena walls, dirt ring, spectators, dark film borders, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and dark frame edges that give the scene physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, action cutaway, transition beat, or period memory flash for arena entertainment and risk-based performance.
Historical context: The footage documents spectators watching a bullfighting-style performance in Los Angeles, with visual emphasis on public recreation and midcentury audience viewing.
Research note: People and possible brands are flagged, so copyright, likeness, venue, and trademark review may still be needed depending on the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Los Angeles bullfight footage, 8mm matador home movie, vintage arena spectators, and midcentury bullfighting performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel arena footage, then Los Angeles or 1962 public-event material, then broader bullfighting, matador, spectacle, or recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a blurred matador with a pink cape in a bullfighting arena, with red barriers and spectators beyond. — A matador moves quickly with a pink cape across the arena floor.

1962 Los Angeles arena view with a black bull approaching a crouched matador holding a pink cape, watched by spectators behind red barriers. — The bull and matador face each other across the arena floor.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador presenting a pink cape to a black bull in a red-walled arena with spectators visible above. — The matador presents the cape as the bull stands nearby.

1962 Los Angeles bullfighting performance frame with a matador guiding a black bull past a gold and pink cape near red arena barriers. — The matador uses a gold and pink cape as the bull passes close by.

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