Los Angeles California USA-1962: Bullfight With A Matador In A Stadium Grabbing A Red Cape

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

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Bullfight With A Matador In A Stadium Grabbing A Red Cape — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1962 captures a dramatic bullfight in Los Angeles, California. A matador in a traditional white and gold suit and black hat skillfully maneuvers a red cape as a powerful black bull charges across the sandy arena. The scene unfolds under bright daylight, with spectators watching from a concrete stand behind a red barrier. The footage shows the bull with colorful banderillas already embedded in its back, highlighting the intensity of the spectacle. The grainy, slightly faded color and film border are characteristic of Super 8 home movie footage, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century entertainment.

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: 123755520

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s editorial requests for Los Angeles leisure, staged spectacle, bullfighting performance, or mid-century arena entertainment in documentary or museum edits.
Period detail: The matador costume, red arena barrier, concrete spectator seating, and faded 8mm color place the scene within a mid-century public entertainment setting supported by the 1962 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a spectator-shot home-movie viewpoint, holding on the matador, bull, cape movement, and crowd rather than a polished broadcast angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bull, matador in white and gold dress, red cape, banderillas, sandy ring, red barrier, seated spectators, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage has grainy color, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of original 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cultural-recreation cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century spectacle, audience leisure, or animal performance sequences.
Historical context: The frames show a public bullfighting-style arena performance with spectators, reflecting a staged entertainment context rather than private family activity.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so copyright, performer likeness, spectator likeness, and animal-welfare context may need review depending on use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 Los Angeles bullfight home movie, 8mm matador red cape, mid-century arena entertainment, and vintage bullfighting spectacle footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles scenes, then broader 1960s public entertainment or animal performance clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a matador with a red cape facing a black bull near a red arena barrier as spectators watch. — A matador presents a red cape as the bull moves across the arena.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame with a black bull carrying banderillas while the matador stands to the side with a red cape. — The bull pauses with banderillas visible while the matador waits with the cape.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing the bull charging near the matador as the red cape sweeps low across the sandy ring. — The matador draws the bull past the cape during the arena performance.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame of the matador moving across the ring with a red cape as the black bull follows with banderillas visible. — The matador leads the bull across the sandy arena with the cape lowered.

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