Los Angeles California USA-1962: A Bull Fight Is Going On In The Ring With A Matador

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

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A Bull Fight Is Going On In The Ring With A Matador — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a tense bullfight in a sun-drenched arena. A matador in a traditional white suit and black hat confronts a large black bull, wielding a vibrant purple and yellow cape. The action unfolds on sandy ground within a red-walled ring, with spectators visible in the background. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 home movie evokes a nostalgic, archival feel, showcasing the drama and danger of the spectacle. The camera remains steady, focusing on the intense interaction between man and beast.

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: 123755429

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Los Angeles 8mm bullfighting footage for documentary edits needing brief arena spectacle, public entertainment, or animal-sport context.
Period detail: The footage may show a 1962 arena event with a red-walled ring, sandy floor, spectator seating, and a matador-style costume visible in color home-movie footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from the stands, valuing the brief, observational record of spectators watching a staged bullfight sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bull, matador with cape, sandy ring floor, red arena barrier, spectator seating, and a metal gate or arena fixture.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, and slight exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or cutaway for 1960s leisure, spectacle, arena entertainment, or animal-performance material.
Historical context: The imagery documents a public bullfighting-style spectacle as seen by a home-movie camera, without confirming the venue, organizer, or event name.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, publicity, venue, and animal-welfare context should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfight, vintage matador and bull ring footage, and 1960s home movie arena spectacle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel arena footage, then other 1962 Los Angeles public-event clips, then broader bullfight, spectator-sport, or animal-performance scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a black bull moving across a sandy bullring near red arena walls. — A bull moves through the sandy ring as the home-movie camera frames the arena from above.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame with a black bull near a metal gate or fixture along the red bullring barrier. — The bull passes near a metal arena structure at the edge of the ring.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame of a matador-style performer confronting a black bull with a purple and yellow cape. — A matador-style performer stands before the bull with a bright cape in the ring.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador-style performer and black bull separated across the sandy ring. — The performer keeps the cape low as the bull faces across the ring.

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