Manilla Philippines--1944: War-Damaged Building And The Old Walled City

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

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Manilla Philippines--1944: War-Damaged Building And The... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage home movie captures a war-damaged building in Manila, Philippines, with bullet-riddled walls and broken windows. A lamppost stands in the foreground as the camera holds steady on the ruined structure, conveying the aftermath of conflict. The final frame displays a title card reading 'THE OLD WALLED CITY,' confirming the location's historical significance. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and authentic 1940s home movie quality, offering a poignant glimpse into post-war Manila.

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: 125784564

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s documentary or museum sequences needing real 8mm footage of wartime damage in Manila and the old walled city area.
Period detail: The title card, 8mm color stock, lamppost, stone facade, broken windows, and damaged walls support a mid-1940s Manila reading from the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a street-level visitor perspective, observing the damaged building without staging or visible human activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a battered stone building, broken window openings, pocked wall marks, steps, a lamppost, roadway, shrubs, and a title card.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, gate edges, and steady home-movie framing that add physical archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, aftermath cutaway, location bridge, or reflective memory beat in a Manila wartime sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually records urban building damage in Manila, with the title card identifying the old walled city while avoiding claims beyond the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are evident, but copyright status and any property or location permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1944 Manila 8mm home movie, old walled city damage, war-damaged building, Intramuros-area footage, and Philippines wartime street scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Manila material, then broader wartime urban damage or post-conflict city footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Manila street view of a damaged stone building near the old walled city, with broken window openings and a lamppost in the foreground. — Damaged building facade viewed from across the street, with a lamppost centered in the frame.

Street-level 8mm view in Manila showing a damaged building facade, pocked wall marks, broken windows, and a lamppost in front. — The camera holds on the damaged facade and foreground streetlamp.

1944 Manila footage frames the damaged building closer, with shattered window openings, stone steps, roadway, and a lamppost before the facade. — Closer framing emphasizes the broken windows and battered stone exterior.

Title card on green background reads THE OLD WALLED CITY, identifying the Manila old walled city location in the supplied clip metadata. — Title card identifies the sequence as THE OLD WALLED CITY.

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