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City of the Living Dead (1980)

Directed by Lucio Fulci · Cinematography by Sergio Salvati

93 min52 frames

Horror

From the bowels of the Earth they came... to collect the living!

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City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: establishing — A row of Victorian houses with exterior staircases stands in dark, foggy night…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: closeup — The subject is positioned in a dark environment with blurred candles in the background. The…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: closeup — A clinical metal surface holds a woman lying flat beneath an overhead light source. A hand in…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: closeup — A man's face is partially obscured in shadow within a dark environment. A bright red light…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features wood-paneled walls decorated with several framed drawings. A man with…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: wide — A dimly lit church interior with wooden pews facing a brightly lit open doorway. Three people…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: closeup — A dark, blurred outdoor space features a glowing moon in the distance. A young boy runs past…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: A group of three people sit in a cluttered, dim, red-hued room, caught in an moment of heavy, unspoken…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot focuses on a single human eye against a dark background. The green iris…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: wide — A wood-paneled room is filled with framed sketches and bookshelves. Four people stand near a…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: closeup — A fluffy grey tabby kitten rests with its eyes closed. Human hands are petting the kitten…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room seen through partially closed wooden shutter blinds. A child sits on the edge…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: medium — A claustrophobic crawlspace contains thick spiderwebs and dust. Two people with a flashlight…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit car cabin at night provides the setting for the frame. A woman with blonde…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: wide — A two-story white house with a wrap-around porch sits in the dark night. A vintage red…City of the Living Dead (1980) movie still: closeup — A person's face is framed within a jagged hole broken through a drywall partition. The person…
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City of the Living Dead — official trailer

What is City of the Living Dead about?

A woman seemingly dies of fright after participating in a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell and must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.

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What does the cinematography of City of the Living Dead look like?

Sampled across 52 frames, the coverage of City of the Living Dead leans on close-ups (38% of the sample) and medium shots (33%). Cinematographer Sergio Salvati keeps 58% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 67% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of City of the Living Dead?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of City of the Living Dead (1980) are #302e2d, #52534f, #141111, #281914, #16152b, #4b3832 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #281914
  • #16152b
  • #4b3832

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