Izmir Turkey-1962: Two Roosters Fighting While Men Watch and Smoke

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationIzmir, Turkey
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Izmir Turkey

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Two Roosters Fighting While Men Watch and Smoke — Clip Details

IZMIR TURKEY-1962: Two roosters fight in a dirt enclosure while a group of men watch intently. One man in a dark suit smokes a cigarette, another in a light shirt and cap crouches nearby. The scene is captured on 8mm film, showing natural colors and grain typical of home movies from the early 1960s. The crowd, dressed in period clothing, observes the cockfight with focused attention, offering a candid glimpse into a traditional cultural event in Turkey.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 126985654

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 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: Izmir, Turkey 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 1960s documentary or educational edits needing candid 8mm footage of men watching a rooster fight in Izmir, Turkey.
Period detail: The men's suits, caps, cigarettes, and color 8mm home-movie texture support an early 1960s setting, consistent with the 1962 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage captures spectators crouching and standing close to the action, with faces and gestures that feel informal and unstaged.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two fighting roosters, a dirt ground, crouching men, standing spectators, cigarettes, dark suits, a cap, and a blue coat.
Film character: The clip has saturated home-movie color, soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, and uneven exposure typical of scanned 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cultural cutaway, observational transition, or memory beat about public gathering and spectacle.
Historical context: The scene shows adult men gathered around a cockfight, offering visual context for a social event without confirming its organizers or occasion.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness and contextual sensitivity review may be needed separate from copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 Izmir 8mm home movie, Turkey rooster fight footage, men smoking watching cockfight, and 1960s Turkish street gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Izmir 1962 material, then broader 1960s Turkey public gathering or animal-event scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Izmir, Turkey in 1962, two roosters fight on dirt as adult men in suits and a cap watch from close range. — Men watch closely as two roosters confront each other on a dirt ground.

In the 1962 Izmir footage, a rooster jumps during the fight while crouching and standing men observe at close range. — A rooster rises mid-fight in front of a tightly gathered group of spectators.

Two roosters clash in the foreground of this 1962 Izmir home-movie frame, with adult male spectators behind them. — The roosters clash near the camera as the group remains focused on the fight.

Near the end of the 1962 Izmir clip, two roosters face off on dirt while men in period clothing watch and smoke. — The roosters face off again at the edge of the gathered spectators.

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