Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador With Pink Cape Engaging Bull In Dusty Arena

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

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Matador With Pink Cape Engaging Bull In Dusty Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic bullfighting scene in Los Angeles, California. A matador in a traditional silver and purple suit and black hat wields a vibrant pink cape, engaging a dark bull in a dusty arena. The bull charges, stumbles, and collapses to the ground as the matador stands poised. The footage shows natural film grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic frame borders of an old home movie, offering a raw, authentic glimpse into a historical spectacle.

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: 123687415

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: 1960s 8mm footage for productions needing a brief archival view of bullfighting performance culture in Los Angeles.
Period detail: The matador costume, bright cape, dusty open arena, and home-movie framing support a 1962 recreation or spectacle setting.
Home-movie behavior: The elevated visitor-shot angle observes the action without staging, including the bull's charge, fall, and attendants entering the arena.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a matador, pink cape, dark horned bull, dusty arena floor, film frame borders, long shadows, and a second arena figure.
Film character: The clip has 8mm grain, soft color, slight blur, uneven exposure, and contact-print borders that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, ethical-context cutaway, or period memory beat involving spectacle and animal performance.
Historical context: The footage shows a public bullfighting-style arena scene and should be contextualized carefully because the animal appears to collapse.
Research note: People are visible, faces are indistinct, and animal harm is shown; copyright, likeness, venue, and animal-welfare context may need review.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfighting, vintage matador pink cape, home movie bull in arena, and 1960s animal spectacle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Los Angeles 1962 material, then broader 1960s arena, rodeo, or animal-performance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador with a pink cape facing a dark horned bull in a dusty arena. — A matador presents a pink cape as the bull approaches across the arena floor.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame with a matador holding a pink cape while the bull lowers its head close to the cloth. — The bull moves into the cape as the matador stands to one side.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing the bull down on the arena floor beside the matador and pink cape. — The bull is down on the ground while the matador remains standing with the cape.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a fallen bull, the matador with a pink cape, and another figure entering the arena. — A second arena figure approaches while the matador stands near the fallen bull.

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