Los Angeles California USA-1962: Bullfighting Scene With Matador And Bull

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

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Bullfighting Scene With Matador And Bull — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic bullfighting scene in a sun-drenched arena. A matador in a traditional light-colored suit and black hat skillfully maneuvers a vibrant pink cape to engage a powerful grey bull. The dusty arena floor and red barriers frame the intense action, with spectators visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of a cultural 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: 123687321

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm footage of a bullfighting performance useful for editorial inserts about spectacle, arena sports, travel memories, or staged animal contests.
Period detail: The red arena barrier, formal matador dress, spectator seating, and saturated 8mm color support the supplied 1962 Los Angeles home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot viewpoint, with handheld framing following the matador and bull rather than a staged or broadcast-style camera position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a grey bull, a matador in a light suit and dark hat, pink and yellow capes, dusty arena ground, red barriers, and spectators in raised seating.
Film character: Soft focus, motion blur, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and saturated color give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief action insert, cultural spectacle cutaway, danger beat, or memory fragment within a sequence about 1960s leisure and performance.
Historical context: The footage shows a public arena performance involving a matador and bull, presented from the perspective of a spectator with other audience members visible.
Research note: People, faces, possible venue markings, and animal-performance content are visible, so likeness, location, trademark, and contextual review may be needed beyond copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s 8mm bullfighting, Los Angeles arena matador, vintage home movie bull, and spectator-shot bullfight footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles footage, then related arena, sport, spectacle, or animal-performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador with a pink cape engaging a grey bull in a red-walled arena. — A matador draws the grey bull toward a bright pink cape on the arena floor.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame with a matador beside a grey bull, holding a pink cape near a yellow cape in the arena. — The matador pauses close to the bull with capes spread near his feet.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing the matador handling pink and yellow capes as the grey bull lowers its head. — The bull leans toward the cape while the matador controls the cloth at close range.

Motion-blurred 1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame of the matador, pink cape, and grey bull moving across the arena. — Fast movement blurs the matador, bull, and pink cape during the pass.

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