Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador Faces Charging Bull In Vintage Arena

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

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Matador Faces Charging Bull In Vintage Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a tense bullfighting scene in Los Angeles, California. A dark bull with a red bandana stands in the sandy arena, its horns visible against the red wooden barriers. A matador in a traditional white and gold suit with pink stockings appears, wielding a red cape as he engages the bull. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the raw, archival feel. The footage shows the bull charging and the matador dodging, highlighting the dramatic and dangerous nature of the spectacle. This authentic home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-century entertainment and cultural events.

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: 123687550

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s archival edits needing brief 8mm footage of a bullfighting spectacle in Los Angeles, especially for documentary context on mid-century public entertainment.
Period detail: The red arena barriers, formal matador clothing, and color 8mm home-movie texture support the supplied 1962 Los Angeles setting without showing a distinct landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot viewpoint from the stands, holding on the bull and matador rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark horned bull, sandy arena floor, red wooden barriers, a matador in light costume, a red cape, and heavy black frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries soft focus, visible grain, faded color, and handheld 8mm framing that give the short scene a direct home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for discussions of spectacle, risk, animal performance, or California leisure scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents a bullfighting-style arena performance as seen by a 1960s home-movie camera, with the animal and performer framed as public entertainment.
Research note: People and animal performance are visible, so copyright, performer likeness, animal-welfare context, and venue or event identification may need separate review.
Research search match: Searches such as 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfighting, vintage matador home movie, bull charging cape arena, and mid-century animal spectacle may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel arena footage, then other 1962 Los Angeles material, then broader vintage bullfighting, rodeo, or public spectacle footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A dark bull stands in a sandy Los Angeles arena in 1962 footage, framed by red barriers and black 8mm film borders. — The bull stands alone near the red arena wall before the action begins.

A side view holds on the bull against the red arena barrier.

A matador in a light costume holds a red cape while the bull moves toward him in this 1962 Los Angeles home-movie frame. — The matador presents the cape as the bull moves in from the right.

The bull rushes past the matador and red cape in the sandy arena, captured in blurred 8mm motion from the stands. — Motion blur marks the bull's pass as the matador turns away with the cape.

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