Sudan-1969: Three Lions Resting On Rocks In A Field With Trees In The Background

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Three Lions Resting On Rocks In A Field With Trees In... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures three lions resting on a rocky outcrop in a grassy field in Sudan. The lions lie calmly on the sunlit stone, with one turning its head slightly, while a backdrop of green grass and scattered trees completes the natural savanna setting. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a slightly shaky handheld perspective, offering a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127551152

Rights & Clearance

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: 1969 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Sudan Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s wildlife documentary edits needing archival 8mm footage of lions resting in an East African savanna setting.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1960s amateur travel filming, with no visible modern structures, vehicles, signage, or people in the sampled frames.
Home-movie behavior: The value comes from a quiet visitor-shot observation, holding on relaxed lions without staged action or narrated intervention.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three lions, a flat rocky outcrop, surrounding grass, scattered stones, bare branches, and darker trees beyond the field.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted warm color, slight exposure variation, and a handheld contact-print feel that supports its archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, a calm transition beat, or a visual pause within a travel, conservation, or Africa archive sequence.
Historical context: The frames present lions at rest in open habitat, offering visual context for amateur wildlife observation in Sudan without asserting a specific reserve.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location identification, and wildlife-use context should still be reviewed for the production.
Research search match: Searches this may satisfy include 1969 Sudan lions on rocks, 8mm African wildlife home movie, three resting lions, and vintage savanna footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Sudan 1969 clips, then broader 1960s African wildlife or savanna animal material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing three lions lying calmly on rocks in a grassy field with trees in the background. — Three lions rest on sunlit rocks with grass and trees behind them.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame with resting lions on a rocky surface, one lion facing right toward the grassy background. — Resting lions lie across a rocky patch as the grass rises behind them.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing lions stretched out on rocks, filmed from a steady amateur wildlife viewpoint. — The lions remain still on the rocks in a quiet savanna setting.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame of lions resting on a rocky outcrop, with muted color and visible home-movie grain. — Two lions are most visible as the pride rests against the grassy backdrop.

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