Los Angeles California USA-1962: A Matador Battles A Bull In An Arena Bullfight

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

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A Matador Battles A Bull In An Arena Bullfight — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1962 captures a dramatic bullfight in an outdoor arena. A matador in traditional white and gold attire skillfully maneuvers a red cape, engaging a large dark bull with visible wounds on its back. The bull charges aggressively, its horns lowered, as the matador dodges and prepares for the final pass. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows natural color shifts and grain, with a red barrier visible in the background. The sequence highlights the tension and spectacle of the traditional Spanish sport.

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: 123755588

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: A 5-second 1962 8mm clip of a live bullfight in an outdoor arena, useful for 1960s travel culture, sport-history documentaries, or cultural tradition sequences.
Period detail: Arena sand floor, matador's white traje de luces, and 8mm color saturation suggest early 1960s; visible wound marks on the bull's shoulders indicate mid-fight stage.
Home-movie behavior: Filmed from an elevated spectator position at a distance, suggesting a tourist or visitor recording a live event rather than any staged or professional production.
What appears in frame: Dark bull with red wound marks on shoulders, matador in white and gold costume, red-pink muleta cape, sandy arena floor, red wooden barrier at perimeter, and strong afternoon cast shadows.
Film character: 8mm color shows warm saturation and moderate grain typical of early-1960s amateur stock; handheld framing drifts during action and motion blur appears on the charging bull.
Edit role: Functions as an action insert or cultural cutaway in a 1960s travel or sport-history sequence; the close bull-charge frame works as a punctuation cut.
Historical context: Bullfighting was staged as a tourist attraction in 1960s Southern California and along the US-Mexico border; this may document a corrida attended by an American visitor.
Research note: Matador and arena performers appear as public figures in a public venue; named performer likeness rights may still apply and should be reviewed by legal counsel before commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers may search 1960s bullfight footage, vintage matador film, corrida 8mm, 1962 arena spectacle, or amateur home-movie bullfight.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other 1962 Los Angeles or same-reel trip footage; then with US-Mexico border travel sequences; then with 1960s traditional sport and public spectacle material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm film frame: matador with red muleta cape faces a dark bull with visible shoulder wound marks in a sunlit sand arena. — Matador positions cape as wounded bull approaches, 1962.

1962 8mm frame: matador in white attire in a tight cape pass with a charging dark bull, red wooden arena barrier behind. — Matador and bull in a tight cape pass, arena barrier behind, 1962.

1962 8mm frame: back view of matador in embroidered traje de luces, dark bull at left of frame, open arena floor and cast shadows visible. — Matador's back view in embroidered costume facing bull across arena, 1962.

1962 8mm frame: dark bull mid-charge with motion blur and red wound marks on shoulders, sunlit sand arena floor, partial figure at bottom edge. — Bull charges in motion blur, wound marks visible on shoulders, 1962.

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