Los Angeles California USA-1962: Two Matadors Duel A Bull In A Dusty Arena

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Two Matadors Duel A Bull In A Dusty Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic bullfight in a sun-drenched arena. Two matadors in traditional white suits and black hats wield vibrant pink capes, engaging a powerful black bull in a tense dance of skill and danger. The dusty ring, red barriers, and distant spectators create an authentic mid-century spectacle. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a historic cultural event.

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: 123687425

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1960s 8mm material for documentary or educational edits needing bullfighting spectacle, animal danger, or mid-century public entertainment imagery.
Period detail: The white matador suits, black hats, bright capes, red arena barrier, and saturated 8mm color support a 1962 home-movie view of a bullfight setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot feel, observing the matadors and bull from above the ring rather than from a staged or broadcast camera position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two matadors, a black bull, pink capes, a dusty ring, red arena barriers, strong shadows, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, saturated color, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a tense insert, cultural cutaway, or brief memory beat within sequences about spectacle, travel, animal performance, or risk.
Historical context: The scene documents a public bullfighting display as seen by a visitor, with emphasis on the ring action rather than identifiable spectators or venue details.
Research note: People are visible and animal harm may be implied, so likeness, ethical, editorial-use, and venue-context review should be separate from copyright assessment.
Research search match: Searches such as 1960s 8mm bullfight, Los Angeles bull arena home movie, matadors with capes, and vintage animal spectacle may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles material, then vintage bullfighting or arena-performance scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing two matadors in a dusty ring as a black bull moves between their pink capes. — Two matadors work a black bull with bright capes inside the arena.

A matador approaches the bull with a cape as another matador stands back in the 1962 Los Angeles bullfighting footage. — One matador advances while the bull turns across the ring.

The bull pivots close to a matador holding a pink cape, with another caped figure partly blurred in the foreground. — The bull turns sharply near the cape during the arena action.

A matador in traditional dress lowers a pink cape while the black bull moves across the dusty 1962 Los Angeles arena. — The bull moves away from the matador after passing the cape.

Visually Similar Clips