Bethlehem Israel-1976: Two Men Shaking Hands at Religious Site

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Two Men Shaking Hands at Religious Site — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1976, this vintage home movie captures a scene in Bethlehem, Israel. The grainy, blue-tinted footage shows a stone courtyard with figures in dark robes, likely clergy, near a historic building. Two men in formal suits shake hands in the foreground, one wearing sunglasses. The clip concludes with a view of a white church facade topped with a cross and a statue, framed by palm fronds against a deep blue sky. The footage evokes a sense of religious history and personal memory from the mid-1970s.

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: 127395804

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$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.

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1239 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: holy land trip,march,jerusalem,bethleham
Reel-level year note: 1976
Reel-level location note: israel,zurich,switzerland
Date: 1976 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Bethlehem, Israel Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s archival requests needing visitor-shot footage of a religious site in Bethlehem with clergy-like figures, travelers, and a brief handshake for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, formal suits, sunglasses, and handheld framing may show a mid-1970s tourist or pilgrimage visit around a stone religious compound.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, moving from a courtyard encounter and handshake to an upward view of a church facade and statue.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a stone courtyard, robed figures, two suited men shaking hands, sunglasses, a white church facade, cross, statue, blue sky, and palm fronds.
Film character: The footage carries a blue-tinted 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, uneven exposure, and handheld reframing typical of home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, pilgrimage-memory beat, religious-site cutaway, or transition between people and architecture.
Historical context: The visuals suggest a visitor recording religious architecture and social greetings in Bethlehem without enough evidence to identify the exact building or individuals.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1976 8mm Bethlehem religious site footage, 1970s Holy Land home movie, clergy in courtyard, men shaking hands, and church facade with statue.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Bethlehem or 1976 religious-site footage, then with broader pilgrimage, church exterior, and Middle East travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 8mm frame from Bethlehem showing a stone courtyard, dark-robed figures near a building, and a cropped visitor in the foreground. — Courtyard view with robed figures beside a stone religious building.
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1976 Bethlehem home-movie frame showing two suited men shaking hands, one wearing sunglasses, in front of a stone religious site. — Two men greet each other with a handshake in the courtyard.
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1976 8mm view in Bethlehem of a white church facade with cross, statue, arched details, and palm fronds at the edge. — Upward view of a church facade, statue, and cross under blue sky.
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Bethlehem 1976 home-movie frame showing a church facade topped by a cross, with a central statue and palm fronds along the side. — Church exterior detail with statue and cross framed by palm leaves.
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