Dick Tracy (1990)

Directed by Warren Beatty · Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro

PG105 min73 frames

AdventureComedyCrime

Their turf. Their game. Their rules. They didn't count on HIS law...

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What is Dick Tracy about?

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.

Dick Tracy is a 1990 American crime action film based on the 1930s comic strip created by Chester Gould. Warren Beatty produced, directed and starred in the film, whose supporting cast includes Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly and Charlie Korsmo, with appearances by Dustin Hoffman, James Keane, Charles Durning, William Forsythe, Seymour Cassel, Paul Sorvino, Mandy Patinkin, Catherine O'Hara, Ed O'Ross, James Caan, James Tolkan, Michael J. Pollard, Henry Silva, R.G. Armstrong, Estelle Parsons and Dick Van Dyke. Dick Tracy depicts the detective's romantic relationships with Breathless Mahoney and Tess Trueheart, as well as his conflicts with crime boss Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice and his henchmen. Tracy also begins fostering a young street urchin named Kid.

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What does the cinematography of Dick Tracy look like?

Sampled across 73 frames, the coverage of Dick Tracy leans on medium shots (45% of the sample) and wide compositions (26%). Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro keeps 67% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 84% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

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