Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador Confronts Charging Bull in Arena

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

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Matador Confronts Charging Bull in Arena — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a dramatic bullfight in Los Angeles, California. A matador in traditional attire confronts a powerful bull in a sun-drenched arena, with spectators watching from the stands. The bull charges aggressively, its horns lowered, as the matador maneuvers with a red cape. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film enhances the raw, nostalgic atmosphere of this historic event. The footage offers a rare glimpse into mid-century American cultural entertainment, showcasing the tension and spectacle of the bullfight.

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: 123755706

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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: Fills 1960s American cultural history requests: rare color 8mm footage of a professional bullfight staged in Los Angeles for documentary, educational, or broadcast use.
Period detail: Arena perimeter boards display English-language racing promotions and additional commercial signage; matador attire and arena format are consistent with a professional corrida, circa early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from a fixed spectator seat in the grandstands, the handheld framing and tracking attempts convey an amateur's effort to capture live arena action from a distance.
What appears in frame: Sandy arena floor, curved red barrera wall, two matadors in traje de luces, a bull in mid-charge, a red muleta cape, advertising boards on the perimeter, packed grandstand crowd.
Film character: Color-faded 8mm stock shows visible grain, motion blur on fast bull charges, and uneven exposure typical of handheld amateur filming under bright midday arena light.
Edit role: Functions as a brief action cutaway in mid-century American spectator-sport sequences, or as a cultural counterpoint in documentaries on Latino entertainment traditions in California.
Historical context: Bullfighting events were staged at California arenas in the early 1960s for Latino audiences; visible English and Spanish-language arena signage suggests a dual-market multi-use sports venue.
Research note: Arena advertising boards with legible text and brand marks require trademark clearance review; matadors as professional performers warrant talent release assessment; no private interiors visible.
Research search match: Researchers may search: 1960s US bullfight color footage, California arena corrida 8mm, mid-century Latino spectator sport, Los Angeles bullfight 1962.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this same reel or 1962 Los Angeles source; then California 1960s spectator sports footage; then Latino cultural events in the American Southwest.

Still Frames From This Clip

Amateur 8mm shot from the grandstands of a 1962 Los Angeles-area bullfight: two matadors, one holding a red muleta cape, face a bull in the sand arena ringed by advertising boards. — Two matadors and a bull in the Los Angeles arena, circa 1962.

8mm color footage circa 1962: a bull in mid-charge sweeps past a cape-holding matador as stands packed with spectators are visible behind the red barrera. — Bull charges past the matador's cape in mid-pass.

Motion-blurred 8mm frame from the 1962 Los Angeles arena: a bull runs low across the sand as a costumed figure stands in the background; handheld tracking is evident throughout. — Bull crosses the arena at speed; significant camera motion.

Final 8mm frame from the 1962 Los Angeles arena: largely empty sand floor with the red barrera edge at right and an unidentified partial figure or object at lower right frame. — Arena floor between passes; red barrier edge visible at right.

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