Los Angeles California USA-1962: Bullfighter On His Knees Leading Exhausted Bull

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

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Bullfighter On His Knees Leading Exhausted Bull — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1962 captures a dramatic bullfighting scene in Los Angeles, California. A matador in traditional pink and gold traje de luces kneels on the dusty arena floor, facing a large, exhausted bull with spears embedded in its back. The bullfighter holds a red cape, engaging the animal in a tense standoff. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural grain and color fading, with a red barrier visible in the background. The sequence conveys the intensity and tradition of bullfighting, offering authentic archival footage for historical or cultural projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123687209

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 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: Supports archive requests for 1960s Los Angeles home-movie footage of a staged bullfighting arena sequence for documentary, education, or cultural-history edits.
Period detail: The visible 8mm color, red arena barrier, dusty ring, and matador costume support the supplied 1962 Los Angeles context without identifying a specific venue.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot home-movie viewpoint, observing the kneeling bullfighter and bull from above rather than presenting a formal broadcast angle.
What appears in frame: A kneeling bullfighter, red cape, large bull, banderillas or spears, dusty arena floor, red perimeter wall, and dark film-frame edges are visible.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, muted color, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, cultural cutaway, or tension beat within a sequence about public spectacle, animal performance, or mid-century leisure footage.
Historical context: The scene shows a bullfighting performance presented to spectators, with the matador kneeling close to a bull that appears tired or slowed.
Research note: People and an animal are visible, so copyright, performer likeness, animal-welfare sensitivity, and venue identification should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s 8mm bullfight footage, Los Angeles matador home movie, kneeling bullfighter with cape, and vintage arena spectacle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other 1962 Los Angeles material, then related bullfighting, arena, performance, or animal-spectacle clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supplied 1962 Los Angeles 8mm footage, a matador kneels with a red cape while facing a bull on a dusty arena floor. — A kneeling bullfighter holds position as the bull stands several yards away.

The matador remains on his knees in the dusty ring as the bull faces him, with a red arena wall visible in the background. — The bullfighter and bull hold a tense distance across the arena floor.

The bull stands in profile while the kneeling matador waits with the cape.

The matador stands or rises near the bull with the red cape lifted, continuing the bullfighting pass in the 8mm arena scene. — The cape is lifted close to the bull during the final visible moment of the pass.

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