Los Angeles California USA-1962: Bull In Arena Shaking Head To Dislodge Swords

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

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Bull In Arena Shaking Head To Dislodge Swords — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a dramatic bullfighting scene in Los Angeles, California. A powerful black bull charges across the dusty arena, its head shaking violently as it attempts to dislodge multiple swords embedded in its back. A matador in a traditional white and silver suit stands nearby, holding a red cape, while a man in a red shirt watches from the red-walled enclosure. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the raw, nostalgic atmosphere of this historic moment.

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: 123687603

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: 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 requests needing a brief bullfighting or arena spectacle insert from Los Angeles home-movie footage.
Period detail: The red arena barrier, dusty ring, matador clothing, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-century public bullfighting exhibition setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot viewpoint from the stands, catching the bull's movement and arena details without staged camera placement.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bull, red arena boards, dusty ground, embedded banderillas or swords, a matador with cape, spectators, and a man in red.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, faded color, slight blur, and handheld framing that give it a clear home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century spectacle, animal performance, or arena culture sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a public arena activity involving bullfighting imagery, animal distress, spectatorship, and theatrical ritual in a U.S. setting.
Research note: People appear in the arena and stands, and copyright, likeness, animal-welfare context, and location permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfight footage, black bull in arena, matador cape, banderillas, and vintage animal spectacle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Los Angeles 1962 material, then broader vintage bullfighting or arena-event footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame of a black bull facing forward in a red-walled arena with objects protruding near its shoulders. — A black bull stands near the red arena barrier, facing the camera from the dusty ring.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a black bull near red arena boards while a man in red watches from behind the wall. — The bull pauses near the barrier as a man in red looks on from the enclosure edge.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame of a black bull lowering its head in the arena, with spectators partly visible beyond the red boards. — The bull lowers its head near the wall while spectators appear above the red barrier.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a black bull in side view moving along the red arena wall with dust rising from the ground. — The bull turns along the red wall, with dust lifting around its legs.

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