Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador On Horseback And On Foot During Bullfight

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

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Matador On Horseback And On Foot During Bullfight — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic bullfight in Los Angeles, California. A matador in traditional white and red attire rides a horse, wielding a spear as he confronts a dark bull in a sandy arena. The footage shows a bullfighter in a flowing pink and white cape engaging the bull, with spectators visible in the stands. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds authentic retro charm, offering a rare glimpse of this cultural spectacle 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: 123687954

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: 1960s 8mm Los Angeles bullfight footage for documentary or educational edits needing brief arena action and spectator-era cultural recreation context.
Period detail: The frames may show early-1960s dress and bullring presentation, with white matador attire, red arena barriers, sandy ground, capes, mounted riders, and spectators in the stands.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from the stands, following fast bullfight moments with handheld framing rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted matadors, a dark bull, sandy arena floor, red ring barriers, spectators, a spear or lance, and pink, white, and yellow capes.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, color fading, high sun exposure, and handheld motion that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for arena spectacle, animal performance, or mid-century public entertainment.
Historical context: The footage documents a public bullfight-style event in Los Angeles as captured by a home-movie spectator, without confirming the venue or event name.
Research note: People and faces appear in the arena and stands, so likeness and event-context review may be needed even when no logos or private property are visible.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfight, matador on horseback, bullring home movie, cape and bull arena footage, and mid-century spectator film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles material, then broader bullfight, arena, animal, or public recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a mounted bullfighter in white and red approaching a dark bull in a sandy ring. — Mounted matador and bull meet near the center of the arena.

Blurred 1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame with mounted bullfighters circling a dark bull in the sandy arena. — Mounted riders circle the bull during a fast-moving arena moment.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador on foot with a pink and white cape as a dark bull stands nearby. — A matador presents a cape while the bull faces him across the sand.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador in the arena sweeping a yellow and pink cape near a dark bull. — The bull passes close to a matador's sweeping cape in the ring.

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