Versailles France-1962: Grand Canal Fountain at Versailles

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationVersailles, France
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Versailles France

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Grand Canal Fountain at Versailles — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of the Grand Canal at Versailles, France. The clip features a large fountain spraying water into the air, surrounded by manicured hedges and classical statues. Visitors stroll along the water's edge on a bright, sunny day, with the palace's grand architecture visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 color grading with a slightly faded, nostalgic quality, capturing a moment of leisure in the historic French gardens.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124811447

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 1710 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: convention,parade
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: cannes,france,nice
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: Versailles, France 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 Versailles garden footage for productions needing an establishing cutaway of the Grand Canal, fountains, and formal public leisure in France.
Period detail: The scene shows mid-century color home-movie footage with visitors in light clothing around formal garden water features and classical statuary at Versailles.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, lingering across the canal and fountain rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the canal water, spraying fountain, stone basins, classical statues, tree-lined garden edge, distant palace architecture, and small groups of visitors.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, handheld framing, and exposure shifts that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, travel transition, garden cutaway, or reflective memory beat for Versailles or French heritage sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents tourists sharing a formal historic garden space in 1962 without making claims about a specific event or official ceremony.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed while copyright, location access, and property considerations should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Versailles 8mm home movie, Grand Canal fountain footage, French garden visitors, and vintage palace grounds cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Versailles France 1962 material, then broader 1960s European landmark and garden footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm Versailles view of a fountain, stone basin, classical garden sculpture, and visitors beside the water. — A fountain and statues frame visitors resting near the Versailles garden water feature.

Wide 1962 Versailles garden view across the Grand Canal toward trees, stone figures, visitors, and distant architecture. — The camera looks across the canal toward the tree-lined edge of the formal gardens.

1962 Versailles canal scene with formal statuary, visitors along the far bank, trees, and a fountain partly entering frame. — Visitors appear as small figures along the far bank of the Grand Canal.

Wide 1962 Versailles view of the Grand Canal, fountain spray, formal garden edge, trees, statues, and distant visitors. — A fountain rises at the edge of the frame as the canal stretches across the foreground.

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