Germany Military Base-1963: Man In Uniform Playing Pool And Not Making Any Shots

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Year1963
Decade1960s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man In Uniform Playing Pool And Not Making Any Shots — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963 at a Germany military base, this vintage home movie captures a man in uniform playing pool. The grainy footage shows close-ups of billiard balls on a green felt table, with a cue stick striking the white ball. The man, wearing a dark military-style jacket, appears focused as he attempts shots. The scene has a nostalgic, candid feel, with warm lighting and the characteristic texture of Super 8 film. This archival clip offers authentic 1960s military base recreation footage.

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: 124872333

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: Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence: No location is recorded for this clip.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or museum edits needing 1960s military-base leisure footage with a uniformed adult playing pool in an informal recreation setting.
Period detail: The dark uniform-style jacket, 8mm color stock, billiards table, and simple interior may show early-1960s service recreation, with Germany and 1963 supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is candid and unstaged, showing a man concentrating on a casual pool game rather than a formal military activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include green billiard felt, a white cue ball, colored balls, a cue stick, a uniformed man, blue wall paint, and a soft indoor background.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as authentic scanned home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for off-duty service life, recreation rooms, or 1960s informal social scenes.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests leisure time within a military-associated environment, but the frames do not identify the specific base, unit, or event.
Research note: A visible adult face and military-style clothing warrant likeness and context review; copyright status is separate from any personal or institutional permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1963 8mm Germany military base pool game, uniformed man playing billiards, and 1960s service recreation home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel military-base interiors, then other 1963 Germany footage, then broader 1960s leisure, billiards, and off-duty uniform scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close view of a green billiards table with a cue stick lined up near the white ball in 1963 8mm base recreation footage. — Cue stick and white ball on the pool table.

Soft 8mm close-up of red and yellow billiard balls resting on green felt during a pool game. — Colored billiard balls on the table felt.

A white billiard ball sits on the green pool table in a softly exposed 8mm frame from the game. — White ball on the green pool table.

A uniformed adult man appears beside the pool table in an indoor recreation room, with a blue wall and soft background objects visible. — Uniformed man beside the billiards table.

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