Sudan-1969: Male Lion And His Wife Rest In Zoo Habitat

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSudan
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Sudan

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Male Lion And His Wife Rest In Zoo Habitat — Clip Details

SUDAN-1969: A male lion rests on a rocky ledge in a sun-dappled enclosure, its golden fur catching the light as it lies alert. In the background, a lioness watches calmly from the shade of trees. The footage, shot on 8mm film, captures the natural behavior of lions in a zoo habitat with authentic vintage color and grain. This archival home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into wildlife observation from the late 1960s, ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127551312

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: 1969 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: Sudan 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 archive requests needing zoo wildlife footage, lion behavior cutaways, or vintage travel-home-movie material from Sudan.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, and home-movie framing support a late-1960s attribution, while the visible setting is a rocky zoo-style lion enclosure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, observing lions resting rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male lion on a rock ledge, a lioness in shade, enclosure rocks, trees, grass, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, muted color, slight softness, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short wildlife insert, zoo cutaway, travel-memory beat, or quiet transition within a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents casual zoo observation of captive lions, showing animal display and visitor filming practices without identifying the facility.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or animal-display sensitivities separately.
Research search match: Research matches include 1969 Sudan 8mm zoo lions, vintage home movie lion enclosure, male lion and lioness resting, and 1960s wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Sudan 1969 scenes, then broader 1960s zoo or captive-wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing a male lion lying on a rocky ledge in a zoo-style habitat. — A male lion rests on a rock ledge inside a shaded enclosure.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame with a male lion stretched on rock and a lioness watching from shade behind him. — The male lion reclines in the foreground while a lioness sits behind him.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame showing the male lion from behind on rock, with the lioness partly obscured in the shaded habitat. — The camera angle shifts to the lion's back as the lioness remains in the background.

1969 Sudan 8mm frame of a male lion lying on a rock ledge in a zoo-style habitat with trees and stones behind. — The male lion remains stretched out on the rock as the shaded habitat fills the background.

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