Oahi Hawaii-1964: Swordfish Caught On Fishing Line In Deep Blue Waters

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationOahi, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Hawaii

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Swordfish Caught On Fishing Line In Deep Blue Waters — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic struggle on the open ocean near Oahu, Hawaii. A large swordfish thrashes at the surface, its elongated bill and powerful body visible as it fights against a fishing line. The deep blue water churns with splashes and ripples, the footage exhibiting the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film. The sequence documents the intense moment of a deep-sea catch, offering authentic archival footage of marine life and traditional fishing.

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: 123999199

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 1420 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: xmas
Reel-level year note: 1964
Reel-level location note: hawaii
Date: 1964 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: Oahi, Hawaii, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing an open-ocean sport-fishing or marine wildlife catch insert near Oahu, Hawaii.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-1960s amateur color film style through saturated blue water, soft focus, and handheld framing rather than visible clothing, vessels, or landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged boat-side viewpoint, watching a hooked billfish thrash at the surface during a brief deep-sea fishing moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include deep blue ocean, a fishing line, a large billfish at the surface, white splashes, ripples, and dark frame borders from the film scan.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows dense blue color, visible grain, slight blur, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, action insert, or memory beat for recreational fishing, ocean travel, or marine wildlife sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a private tourist or family-recorded fishing encounter, with the fish and line as the only clear subjects in open water.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification and copyright status should be reviewed separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm Hawaii fishing footage, Oahu deep-sea catch, vintage home movie billfish, and ocean wildlife on fishing line.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1964 Hawaii or Oahu clips, then broader vintage sport-fishing and open-ocean wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm footage near Oahu showing a hooked billfish breaking the blue ocean surface beside a fishing line. — A hooked billfish splashes at the surface as the fishing line angles up from the water.

Vintage 8mm frame near Oahu with a hooked billfish at the ocean surface, its bill and fishing line visible. — The fish turns near the surface with the line still visible against the blue water.

1964 home-movie frame near Oahu showing a hooked billfish partly submerged in open ocean water. — The fish dips below the surface while the line remains taut above it.

Vintage 8mm frame near Oahu of a hooked billfish rolling at the surface and churning the blue water. — The hooked fish rolls and churns the surface, leaving bright splashes in the blue water.

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