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Cul-de-sac (1966)

Directed by Roman Polanski · Cinematography by Gilbert Taylor

112 min59 frames

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Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A vast, flat coastal landscape with water and exposed rocks under a gray sky. A bald man sits perched on a…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: medium — A dimly lit stone chamber with rough walls and a heavy wooden door. A bald man and a woman look upward in…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A stone-walled coastal terrace features a white dog statue beside a man. A man stands overlooking the ocean…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: medium — A dark, somber room with window grids visible in the background. An older man leans over the limp body of an…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A rural farm field features a wooden barn and a group of chickens. Three people gather near a large hang…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A dark, imposing rock structure dominates the frame against a stormy sky. Three small figures walk along a…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A dimly lit room features a wooden dining table and vintage cabinetry. Three individuals are gathered in the…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit narrow space with a white wall and a vintage light switch. A young woman with long hair stands…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A woman looks toward a silhouetted figure standing atop a large, dark stone mound. A learner driver car with a…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A stone paved courtyard with a low wall overlooks a body of water. Two men lounge outdoors while several…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A wide, flat expanse of sandy beach stretches under a pale, overcast sky. One man kneels and points seaward as…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: fullbody — A desolate field under a heavy overcast sky features a stone fortress in distance. Two men and a woman…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: medium — An interior space features rough-hewn stone walls and a tall, barred window. A man in a blazer stands before…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A dark vehicle rests in the middle of a vast, flooded expanse under a cloudy sky. The car is partially…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: wide — A flat, desolate coastal road stretches through a barren landscape under an overcast sky. A single vintage…Cul-de-sac (1966) movie still: medium — A man stands before a stone structure with a wooden door featuring a cutout. The cutout shaped like a cross…
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What is Cul-de-sac about?

On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.

Cul-de-sac is a 1966 British black comedy psychological thriller film directed by Roman Polanski, written by Polanski and Gérard Brach, and starring Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Lionel Stander and Jack MacGowran, with Iain Quarrier, Geoffrey Sumner, Renée Houston, William Franklyn, Marie Kean and Trevor Delaney in supporting roles. It also features Jacqueline Bisset in a small role, in her second film appearance. Polanski's second English-language feature, it follows two injured gangsters who take refuge in the remote island castle of a young British couple in the North of England, spurring a series of mind games and violent altercations.

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What does the cinematography of Cul-de-sac look like?

Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Cul-de-sac leans on wide compositions (36% of the sample) and medium shots (36%). Cinematographer Gilbert Taylor keeps 44% of it in hard-edged, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 56% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Cul-de-sac?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Cul-de-sac (1966) are #010101, #8b8b8b, #2e2e2e, #474747, #c9c9c9, #6b6b6b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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