ChichÉN ItzÁ Mexico-1973: El Castillo Pyramid at Chichén Itzá

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationChichén Itzá, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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ChichÉN ItzÁ Mexico-1973: El Castillo Pyramid at Chichén... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage footage captures the iconic El Castillo pyramid at Chichén Itzá, its massive stone steps and stepped pyramid form rendered in a striking purple tint. The low-angle camera movement ascends the structure, revealing the temple at the summit against a pale sky. The grainy texture and color distortion are characteristic of home movie film from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse of this ancient Mayan landmark. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, and retro-themed projects.

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: 124349980

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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 1275 · Super 8 · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: mexico
Date: 1973 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: Chichén Itzá, Mexico 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: 1970s 8mm travel footage of El Castillo suited to documentary or educational requests for visitor-shot views of a Maya pyramid landmark.
Period detail: The clip may show a 1973 tourist home-movie view, with era clues mainly in the 8mm color shift, soft focus, and handheld framing rather than visible clothing or vehicles.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies the pyramid from below like a traveler examining the scale and stepped profile during a site visit.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include steep stone stairways, stepped pyramid tiers, the summit temple, pale sky, clouds, purple film tint, and vertical film scratches.
Film character: The footage has dense grain, purple color fading, soft exposure, slight blur, and handheld movement characteristic of scanned amateur 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, historical travel cutaway, or memory beat for archaeology, tourism, or Mexico travel sequences.
Historical context: The view presents a visitor perspective on a major Maya architectural site without showing crowds, guides, signage, or modern visitor infrastructure.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but landmark/property permissions and copyright status should be checked separately for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1973 8mm El Castillo pyramid, vintage Chichen Itza home movie, purple tinted Maya pyramid footage, and 1970s Mexico travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Mexico or El Castillo footage from 1973, then with broader archaeological landmark travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm-style view of El Castillo with a steep stairway, stepped stone tiers, purple color cast, and pale sky. — Low-angle frame of the pyramid stairway and upper tiers in purple-tinted 8mm footage.

The camera frames El Castillo from below, showing the broad stairway, stepped sides, summit structure, and faded purple 8mm color. — The pyramid fills the frame as the camera looks upward toward the summit structure.

Purple-faded 8mm frame of El Castillo, emphasizing the upward stairway, terraced stone form, and dark openings near the top. — Upward-looking view of the stairway and temple top on the stepped pyramid.

End frame holds on the upper portion of El Castillo, with the stairway cutting upward through purple-tinted grain and visible film scratches. — Final frame on the pyramid's upper tiers and stairway beneath a cloudy sky.

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