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

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

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Bullfighting Spectacle With Matador And Charging Bull — 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 lamé suit and pink stockings skillfully maneuvers a red cape as a powerful black bull charges across the sandy arena. The footage shows the bull with decorative banderillas and a visible wound, highlighting the intensity of the spectacle. The red wooden barriers of the ring frame the action, with grainy, slightly faded colors characteristic of Super 8 film. This archival clip offers a rare, authentic glimpse into a dangerous and thrilling cultural event from the early 1960s.

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: 123687556

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 documentary or educational requests needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of a bullfighting spectacle in Los Angeles.
Period detail: The matador's silver suit, red wooden arena barrier, sandy ring, and saturated 8mm color support an early-1960s public spectacle setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the feel of a spectator filming from the stands, tracking short moments of risk rather than presenting a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a matador, red cape, black bull, banderillas, sandy arena floor, red ring boards, partial spectators, and dark film-gate edges.
Film character: The clip shows soft 8mm focus, vivid but faded color, visible grain, motion blur, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, danger cutaway, cultural spectacle reference, or memory beat within a sequence on public entertainment.
Historical context: The frames show a bullfighting-style arena performance with a visible wounded bull, reflecting a mid-century spectacle seen through an amateur camera.
Research note: People and a matador's face are visible, and animal injury is shown, so likeness, context, and animal-welfare sensitivities need review separate from copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfighting footage, matador with cape, black bull in arena, and vintage home movie sports spectacle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles footage, then related arena, fairground, sports, or animal spectacle scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador moving a red cape as a black bull charges nearby in a sandy ring. — The matador works the red cape as the bull moves close across the arena floor.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame with a black bull facing a matador holding a red cape near red wooden ring boards. — The bull stands facing the matador, who holds the cape near the edge of the ring.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador and red cape opposite a black bull with banderillas in a sandy arena. — The matador pauses with the cape as the bull faces him from a short distance.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a black bull standing in the arena with banderillas and a visible wound area. — The bull stands in the ring with banderillas visible against the red arena barrier.

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