Manilla Philippines--1944: War-Damaged Building With Bullet Holes

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

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

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a severely damaged multi-story building in Manila, Philippines, its facade pockmarked with bullet holes and windows shattered. The structure, once grand with ornate details and a stone staircase, stands as a stark testament to wartime destruction. The scene is bathed in the warm, faded colors of vintage film, with visible grain and a darkened frame border typical of home movies. The final frame shifts to a close-up of rubble and debris, emphasizing the aftermath of conflict. This raw, unfiltered footage offers a powerful glimpse into the historical devastation of Manila during World War II.

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: 125784579

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: 1940s Manila war-damage footage for documentary inserts, museum context, or editorial sequences about urban destruction and post-conflict streetscapes.
Period detail: The ornate multi-story facade, shattered windows, rubble, and 8mm color stock support a wartime 1940s Manila setting as provided by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a street-level visitor viewpoint, lingering on the damaged building before shifting to rubble without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bullet-pocked facade, broken windows, an exterior stair, balcony railings, street edge, dark film borders, and rubble with loose masonry.
Film character: The scan carries soft 8mm focus, faded color, grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, damage cutaway, transition from city views to aftermath material, or a brief memory beat in a wartime sequence.
Historical context: The visible damage suggests an urban area affected by combat or shelling, but the frames alone do not identify the building, responsible forces, or exact event.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are visible or indicated, but building identity, location confirmation, copyright status, and property-related uses still need review.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1940s Manila war damage 8mm, Philippines damaged building home movie, bullet holes facade archival footage, and World War II urban rubble.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1944 Manila material, then broader Philippines wartime city damage, rubble, and post-conflict street scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Manila 8mm frame showing a war-damaged ornate building facade with shattered openings, stairwork, and street edge. — Street-level view of a damaged Manila building facade with broken windows and visible film-frame edge.

1944 Manila frame of a damaged multi-story facade with bullet-like marks, broken openings, balcony railings, and a street foreground. — Closer view of the damaged facade, showing pocked masonry, balcony railings, and shattered openings.

1944 Manila 8mm view of the same war-damaged building, with exterior stairs, dark window openings, and soft faded color. — The camera holds on the damaged building, emphasizing the stair, facade damage, and empty window openings.

1944 Manila frame shifts to rubble and loose debris near the damaged structure, with soft focus and heavy shadow. — Final view turns from the facade to rubble, loose masonry, and shadowed debris at ground level.

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