Cockfighter (1974)
Directed by Monte Hellman · Cinematography by Néstor Almendros
R83 min46 frames
Drama
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Cockfighter — official trailer
What is Cockfighter about?
A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.
Where can you watch Cockfighter?
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What does the cinematography of Cockfighter look like?
Sampled across 46 frames, the coverage of Cockfighter leans on medium shots (52% of the sample) and wide compositions (24%). Cinematographer Néstor Almendros keeps 78% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 63% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.
What is the color palette of Cockfighter?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Cockfighter (1974) are #342f2a, #d5d2ca, #57564f, #8d8d72, #a68f72, #504c3b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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