Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador Evades Charging Bull In Red Cape

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

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Matador Evades Charging Bull In Red Cape — Clip Details

A young man in a traditional white and pink bullfighting suit performs in a sunlit arena, skillfully maneuvering a red cape as a powerful bull charges. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1962, captures the tension and drama of the spectacle with authentic grain and color saturation. Spectators watch from the stands behind red barriers as the matador evades the bull with precision. The sequence shows the full arc of the confrontation, from initial charge to close evasion, preserving the raw energy of a classic bullfight.

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: 123687243

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: 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm footage of a matador and bull in a Los Angeles arena can support documentary edits about spectacle, recreation, animal contests, or period public events.
Period detail: The white and pink bullfighting costume, red cape, dirt arena, and red spectator barrier may show mid-century staged bullfighting presentation details.
Home-movie behavior: The elevated, handheld viewpoint gives the sequence the feel of a spectator filming a public arena performance rather than a staged production setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a matador, charging bull, red cape, dirt arena floor, red arena wall, spectators in stands, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan retains 8mm grain, saturated reds and pinks, slight softness, and visible frame edges that mark it as physical home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief action insert, reaction-building cutaway, or period memory beat for bullfighting, arena entertainment, or animal spectacle sequences.
Historical context: The clip documents a public bullfighting-style arena performance with spectators present, while the frames do not establish the venue name or event organizer.
Research note: People are visible and the animal performance is sensitive; copyright, likeness, venue, and animal-welfare context should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm matador footage, Los Angeles bullfighting arena home movie, red cape bull charge, and vintage arena spectacle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Los Angeles 1962 material, then with broader 1960s sports, recreation, or arena-performance clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador in white and pink facing a bull with a red cape in a dirt arena. — A matador presents the red cape as the bull moves toward him in the arena.

1962 Los Angeles arena frame with a matador moving a red cape as the bull stands just outside the central action. — The matador sweeps the cape across the arena while spectators watch from behind the red wall.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing the matador carrying the red cape as the bull follows in the dirt arena. — The matador steps away with the cape lowered while the bull remains behind him.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame with the matador holding the red cape and the bull partly visible near the arena edge. — The matador pauses with the cape as the bull stands partly at the right edge of the frame.

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