Sweden-1975: Viking Line Ferry Sailing Through Water At Sunset

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationSweden
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Sweden

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Viking Line Ferry Sailing Through Water At Sunset — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage footage captures a Viking Line ferry cruising through calm waters at sunset. The large white and brown passenger vessel, named MARELLA, moves steadily across the frame, its wake trailing behind. The scene is viewed through a dark frame, suggesting a window perspective, with a tree-lined shore visible in the distance under a soft, golden sky. The warm light and film grain evoke a nostalgic, mid-century travel memory.

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: 127610804

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 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: Sweden 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 1970s Scandinavian travel, ferry transport, maritime tourism, or home-movie inserts needing a recognizable passenger vessel on calm water.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, rounded ferry design, painted hull lettering, and sunset exposure support a mid-1970s travel-film reading in Sweden.
Home-movie behavior: The dark vertical edges suggest a traveler filming from behind a window or railing as the ferry passes, giving the scene an observational home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Viking Line passenger ferry, calm water, low wooded shoreline, pale sunset sky, dark foreground framing, wake lines, and small birds overhead.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of original amateur travel footage.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a maritime travel cutaway, a transition between Scandinavian locations, or a brief memory beat for 1970s ferry journeys.
Historical context: The footage documents everyday passenger-ship travel as seen by a private camera, with the ferry and shoreline providing transport and leisure context.
Research note: Viking Line branding is visible, so trademark and editorial-use review may be needed; no people are visible, but copyright and location rights remain separate issues.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 Sweden 8mm ferry footage, Viking Line passenger ship at sunset, Scandinavian sea travel home movie, and vintage cruise transport.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Sweden travel scenes, then other 1975 Swedish waterfront footage, then broader 1970s ferry, ship, harbor, or vacation transport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Sweden 8mm frame showing a Viking Line passenger ferry moving across calm water near a wooded shoreline at sunset. — A Viking Line passenger ferry crosses calm water with shoreline trees in the distance.

The Viking Line ferry appears mid-frame in 1975 Swedish travel footage, seen through dark foreground bars over calm water. — The ferry continues across the frame, with its white decks and painted hull visible.

A softly exposed 8mm view of the Viking Line ferry passing through Swedish waters, with the ship partly framed by dark foreground edges. — The ferry moves past the camera, its hull lettering and upper decks still visible.

The ferry is seen in clearer side view in 1975 Sweden, with Viking Line branding, calm water, and a tree-lined shore in warm light. — A side view shows the ferry sailing past the wooded shoreline in evening light.

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