Zurich Switzerland-1963: Neon-Lit Mountain Hotel At Night

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationZurich, Switzerland
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Neon-Lit Mountain Hotel At Night — Clip Details

A vibrant 8mm home movie clip from Zurich, Switzerland in 1963, showcasing a striking nighttime view of a large mountain hotel illuminated by glowing neon signs. The scene features prominent red and orange signage for 'HERMES' and 'ELECTRIC' against a dark sky, capturing the retro commercial atmosphere of the era. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of 1960s Swiss nightlife and architecture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 128535043

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

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: 1963 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: Zurich, Switzerland 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 European travel, Swiss resort, neon signage, or mountain-hotel atmosphere inserts in documentary and editorial productions.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century color home-movie views, with illuminated commercial signage at night and parked cars near an alpine-style hotel or resort building.
Home-movie behavior: The camera appears visitor-shot, moving from night signage to daylight views of a hotel approach and surrounding mountain setting without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include red and orange neon lettering, a dark night sky, a white hotel building, green lawn, parked cars, a blue coach, fencing, and steep mountainsides.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief travel insert, location transition, resort cutaway, or memory beat between Swiss journey scenes.
Historical context: The footage reflects tourist attention to illuminated commercial frontage and alpine hotel architecture, with cars and a coach suggesting leisure travel.
Research note: Visible brand signage should be reviewed for trademark context; no people are clearly featured, but copyright, location, and property considerations remain separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960s 8mm Switzerland travel footage, Zurich archive film, alpine hotel exterior, neon sign night, and vintage European holiday scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1963 Zurich or Swiss travel material, then broader 1960s alpine tourism, hotel, and neon-city footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 Switzerland home-movie frame showing bright HERMES and ELECTRIC neon signage on a dark nighttime facade. — Nighttime commercial neon signage fills the frame.

Night 8mm frame from the Swiss travel clip with bright red and orange commercial signage on a dark exterior. — Neon lettering and illuminated signs on a nighttime building facade.

Daylight 1963 Swiss travel frame showing a white alpine hotel or resort building with lawn, cars, fencing, and mountain backdrop. — Alpine hotel exterior with lawn, road, cars, and mountains behind it.

Daylight Swiss resort view with a white hotel building, blue coach, parked cars, fenced lawn, and wooded mountain backdrop. — Hotel approach with vehicles and fenced lawn in an alpine setting.

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