Germany Military Base-1963: Soldier Playing Pool at Barracks

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationGermany
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Soldier Playing Pool at Barracks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures soldiers at a Germany military base enjoying a casual game of pool. A man in a military uniform leans over the green felt table, cue in hand, while another soldier stands nearby, possibly smoking. The dimly lit room features blue walls and a bookshelf, with the grainy, color-bleached quality of Super 8 film adding to the authentic 1960s atmosphere. The footage offers a candid glimpse into off-duty life during the Cold War era.

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: 124872324

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1963 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Germany Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports documentary or editorial requests for 1960s off-duty military life on a Germany base, using informal 8mm footage of uniformed men playing pool indoors.
Period detail: The military uniforms, pool table, blue-walled recreation room, and color 8mm home-movie texture may show early 1960s base leisure space.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged recreational moment as men in uniform gather around a pool table during downtime.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed men, a green pool table, cue sticks, billiard balls, blue walls, shelves, and a dim interior room.
Film character: The footage has dense grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, color shift, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, transition, or memory beat for military downtime, barracks recreation, or Cold War-era personal footage.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal social life among service members, but the visible frames do not identify the exact base, unit, or occasion.
Research note: People, faces, military uniforms, and a private interior are visible, so copyright, likeness, and property questions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s Germany military base pool game, off-duty soldiers recreation, 8mm barracks leisure, or vintage uniformed men indoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Germany base footage from 1963, then broader off-duty military recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 8mm frame of uniformed men near a green pool table inside a Germany military base recreation room. — Men in uniform gather near the pool table during an indoor game.

Man in military uniform leans over a green pool table while aiming a cue in a dim indoor room. — A uniformed man lines up a shot at the pool table.

Uniformed pool player aims from the table edge as other service members stand nearby in the recreation room. — The player continues lining up a pool shot from the side rail.

Close 8mm view of billiard balls on green felt, with a cue entering from the right edge of the frame. — A close view emphasizes the billiard balls and cue during the shot.

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