Acapulco Mexico-1962: Between The Blue Sea And The Sharp Cliff On A Cloudy Day

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationAcapulco, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Acapulco Mexico

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Between The Blue Sea And The Sharp Cliff On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of the deep blue sea from a moving vehicle or boat. The footage begins with an open expanse of water under a cloudy sky, then reveals a rugged, rocky cliff emerging on the left. Waves crash against the base of the cliff as the perspective shifts, suggesting travel along a coastal road. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight vignetting, evoking a nostalgic 1960s travel memory. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling about mid-century coastal journeys.

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: 123725979

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1835 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: pyramid,university city,$80000 house,floating gardens
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: dallas,mexico city
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: Acapulco, Mexico 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: Serves 1960s travel documentary and mid-century Mexico travelogue briefs; useful as an establishing coastal landscape cutaway with no clearance complications.
Period detail: 8mm color palette with visible fading and edge vignetting is consistent with early-1960s amateur film stock; no datable vehicles or signage are visible in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The slowly panning view from a moving vantage point (likely a vehicle or boat) conveys the unhurried tourist gaze of a private traveller discovering the coastline.
What appears in frame: Deep blue Pacific, pale overcast sky, rugged rocky headland, dark film vignette borders, wave foam at cliff base, exposed light-colored rock face, calm open-sea horizon.
Film character: Characteristic 8mm color shift toward cool blues, noticeable grain in the sky areas, and rounded dark vignette borders give the clip the tactile look of found amateur travel film.
Edit role: Works as an establishing or transitional cutaway in mid-century travel sequences; the slow reveal of the cliff provides clean natural edit points at head and tail.
Historical context: Acapulco was a prominent international resort destination in the early 1960s, and coastal road tourism by private travellers was common during that period.
Research note: No identifiable individuals, registered trademarks, or marked private structures are visible; underlying copyright ownership should be confirmed with the footage submitter.
Research search match: Likely found by researchers querying 1960s Mexico coast, vintage Pacific coastline, Acapulco travel footage, 8mm ocean, or mid-century coastal landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or submitter; then 1960s Acapulco or Mexican coastal footage; then broader mid-century Latin American travel film.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm film frame circa 1962 showing the open Pacific Ocean under an overcast sky, likely filmed near Acapulco, Mexico. — Open Pacific, circa 1962: sea horizon under pale cloudy sky.

8mm travel film frame circa 1962 showing a rocky coastal headland emerging from the Pacific, possibly near Acapulco, Mexico. — Rocky headland emerging from the blue Pacific.

8mm footage circa 1962 showing a steep rocky cliff alongside the Pacific coast, possibly along the Acapulco coastline, Mexico. — Steep coastal cliff alongside the blue Pacific.

8mm film frame circa 1962 showing breaking waves at the base of a pale rocky cliff, likely along the Acapulco coast, Mexico. — Wave foam at the base of a pale coastal cliff.

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