FrameThrower · Actors · Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
9 films · 597 frames · top-billed in 7 · 1951–2006
Born 3 April 1924 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA · died 1 July 2004
Marlon Brando Jr. was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three British Academy Film Awards. Brando was also an activist for many causes, notably the civil rights movement and various Native American movements.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 9 films · 597 frames · top-billed in 7 · 1951–2006
- Academy Award for Best Actor1973
- Academy Award for Best Actor1955
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama1973
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama1955
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie1979
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award1996
- Theatre World Award1946
- Donaldson Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 597 frames from the 9 films we hold. This is the look of the work Marlon takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 9 films we hold, 55% of their frames are night, 45% low key — the look of the work Marlon takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Naqoyquatsi
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Colonel Walter Kurtz
The Godfather
1972 · Don Vito Corleone
The Appaloosa
1966 · Matt
Guys and Dolls
1955 · Sky Masterson
Julius Caesar
1953 · Mark Antony
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951 · Stanley Kowalski
Superman Returns
2006 · Jor-El
Superman
1978 · Jor-El
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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