Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
Directed by Martin Campbell · Cinematography by Alexander Gruszynski
R96 min112 frames
TV MovieMysteryComedyHorror
Bullets! Demons! The end of the world! Can’t hold a man like this!
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In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
Cast a Deadly Spell is a 1991 horror-fantasy detective comedy television film with Fred Ward, Julianne Moore, David Warner, and Clancy Brown. It was directed by Martin Campbell, produced by Gale Anne Hurd, and written by Joseph Dougherty. The original music score was composed by Curt Sobel.
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Sampled across 112 frames, the coverage of Cast a Deadly Spell leans on medium shots (56% of the sample) and close-ups (34%). Cinematographer Alexander Gruszynski keeps 70% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 70% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 91% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) are #322c2a, #0d0b0a, #47352f, #291815, #f7f7f6, #d5d1cd — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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