Los Angeles California USA-1962: Three Matadors Bullfighting in Outdoor Arena

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

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Three Matadors Bullfighting in Outdoor Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a bullfighting event at an outdoor arena in Los Angeles, California. Matadors in traditional white and pink costumes maneuver red capes around a charging black bull while a large crowd watches from the stands. The scene is framed by a dark border, typical of home movie footage, with visible film grain and saturated colors characteristic of the era. The action unfolds under bright daylight, showcasing the intensity and tradition of the spectacle.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123687842

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: Yes
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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1960s Los Angeles 8mm footage for documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot views of a bullfighting spectacle in an outdoor arena.
Period detail: The matador costumes, packed stands, painted arena walls, and saturated 8mm color support an early-1960s public-event setting, with visible advertising signage in the background.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a spectator viewpoint, holding wide shots as matadors reposition with capes around a black bull while the crowd watches from the stands.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three matadors, a black bull, red and pink capes, a dirt arena floor, red arena barrier, seated crowd, advertising signs, and dark film borders.
Film character: The clip shows 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, saturated color, uneven exposure, and a contact-frame border that emphasizes the scanned film source.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, period cutaway, or memory beat for 1960s spectatorship, animal performance, Los Angeles events, or amateur-filmed public entertainment.
Historical context: The frames document a public bullfighting-style arena performance with spectators present, but the footage alone should not be used to identify the venue or event without further research.
Research note: People, faces at a distance, animals, and background signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, venue, and animal-performance context should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Researchers may find this through searches for 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfighting footage, matadors in outdoor arena, vintage home movie animal spectacle, or 1960s public event crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel arena or travel footage, then other 1962 Los Angeles material, then broader 1960s public entertainment, spectator events, or bullfighting-related archive clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador with a pink cape near a black bull as spectators watch from the stands. — A matador positions a cape as the bull stands across the dirt arena.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame with three matadors maneuvering capes near a black bull before a seated crowd. — Three matadors coordinate around the bull beside the red arena barrier.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing matadors with capes regrouping near a black bull in a crowded outdoor arena. — Matadors pause and reposition their capes while the bull stands nearby.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame of a matador moving close to a black bull with capes visible in a red-walled arena. — A matador passes close to the bull during the arena performance.

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