Manilla Philippines--1944: War-Damaged Building Amidst Ruins

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationManila, Philippines
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 Philippines

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Manilla Philippines--1944: War-Damaged Building Amidst Ruins — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures the devastating aftermath of war in Manila, Philippines. The clip shows a severely damaged building with a collapsed roof and exposed steel framework, its walls riddled with bullet holes and broken windows. Debris and rubble litter the ground, with twisted metal and shattered concrete evidence of intense destruction. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight instability, conveying a raw, historical perspective of urban devastation during World War II. This footage is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, and content exploring wartime destruction in the Philippines.

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: 125784548

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1944 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: Manila, Philippines 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

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: 1940s Manila wartime aftermath footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial requests needing urban ruin and damaged-building context.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-1940s war damage through collapsed masonry, exposed framing, broken windows, and rubble, supported by the supplied 1944 Manila metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The brief handheld view has the character of a visitor or servicemember documenting destruction from street level rather than a staged newsreel setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a gutted building shell, collapsed roof framing, broken window openings, slanted concrete slabs, rubble piles, dark film borders, and blue sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, color fading, frame weave, and uneven exposure that give the clip physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, historical cutaway, transition, or aftermath beat in a sequence about wartime damage in Manila.
Historical context: The clip visually records damaged urban architecture and debris, but the frames alone do not identify the building, cause of damage, or exact district.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any property or location sensitivities separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s Manila ruins, World War II Philippines damage, 8mm wartime aftermath, bombed building exterior, and urban destruction footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Manila footage, then broader Philippines wartime aftermath or damaged-city material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Manila footage frame showing a war-damaged building shell with exposed steel roof framing, broken window openings, and nearby rubble. — A gutted building stands with its roof structure exposed and window openings empty.

1944 Manila frame showing a collapsed section of building with slanted concrete, dark window openings, twisted material, and debris. — A collapsed wall section leans over a mound of rubble and broken structural material.

1944 Manila footage frame with a close view of collapsed concrete, broken openings, and debris from a severely damaged structure. — The camera moves closer to a heap of collapsed masonry and damaged wall sections.

1944 Manila frame showing a damaged facade with tilted concrete sections, empty window openings, and rubble in the foreground. — A damaged facade fills the frame, with broken window openings and debris below.

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