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Gene Evans

Gene Evans

2 films · 117 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19631970

Born 11 July 1922 · Holbrook, Arizona, USA · died 1 April 1998

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Gene Evans was an American actor.

He was born in Holbrook, Arizona, but reared in Colton, California. His acting career began while he was serving in World War II. He performed with a theatrical troupe of GIs in Europe. Evans made his film debut in 1947 and appeared in dozens of movies and television programs. He specialized in playing tough guys like cowboys, sheriffs, convicts and sergeants.

Evans appeared in numerous films produced, directed, and written by Samuel Fuller. In his memoirs A Third Face, Fuller described meeting Evans when casting his Korean War film The Steel Helmet in 1950.

How their films are shot

Measured across 117 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Gene takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 51% of their frames are day — the look of the work Gene takes.

Time of day

Day51%
Night41%
Interior7%

Lighting

Natural39%
Low key32%
Chiaroscuro21%
High key7%

Shot size

Medium49%
Closeup32%
Wide13%
Fullbody5%

Camera angle

Eye level84%
High angle9%
Low angle7%

Mood

Neutral66%
Tense22%
Lonely6%
Oppressive4%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

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