Versailles France-1962: Men Rescuing Swimmer from Lake in Versailles

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

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Men Rescuing Swimmer from Lake in Versailles — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic rescue scene at a lakeside in Versailles, France. A young man in a dark swimsuit struggles in the water as several shirtless men in swim trunks and a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers work together to pull him from the lake. The action unfolds on a stone-paved embankment under bright sunlight, with a small boat visible nearby. The footage shows natural film grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 home movies, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 124811483

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 French home-movie footage for productions needing a brief lakeside rescue or group assistance moment in an archival European setting.
Period detail: The swim trunks, casual trousers, stone embankment, small boat, and color 8mm look may show early-1960s leisure activity near water in Versailles.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unscripted group response as several men lean, reach, and gather around a swimmer being helped from the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include shirtless men, a swimmer at the embankment, a man in a blue shirt, stone paving, dark lake water, a small boat, tree leaves, and strong sunlight.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, human-action cutaway, or memory beat showing urgent assistance beside water.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal waterside recreation and bystander cooperation, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact lake or circumstances of the incident.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and context review may be needed separately from copyright status; no logos or brands are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s France home movie lake rescue, Versailles waterside swimmers, 8mm men helping swimmer, and vintage European embankment footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Versailles 1962 material, then broader 1960s European water recreation or rescue-themed footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Versailles home-movie frame showing men at a lakeside embankment with a small boat and a swimmer near the edge. — Men gather at the water's edge as a small boat sits just off the stone embankment.

1962 Versailles footage frame with shirtless men and a man in a blue shirt helping a swimmer from the water. — A group leans toward the swimmer at the embankment while others stand close by.

1962 Versailles home-movie frame showing several men pulling a swimmer toward the lakeside stone edge. — The swimmer is pulled toward the stone edge as men coordinate from the embankment.

1962 Versailles frame with men clustered at the embankment, continuing to help a swimmer from the lake. — Men bend and reach at the edge as the swimmer remains close to the stone embankment.

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