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Down By Law (1986)

Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Cinematography by Robby Müller

R107 min55 frames

CrimeDramaComedy

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Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — A small room with iron bars and graffiti markings scratched into the pale wall surface. Two men occupy the…Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — A sparse, graffiti-covered concrete room contains a metal frame bunk and a light. A man in a prisoner…Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — A night scene outside a building with a wooden door and signage visible. One man stands in the foreground…Down By Law (1986) movie still: wide — A dense cypress swamp with tall thin trees reflected in calm dark water. Three men travel in a narrow wooden…Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — A man in a prisoner uniform sits in a dark clearing at night. He turns a spit over a small fire to cook meat.Down By Law (1986) movie still: fullbody — A dense wooded area at night is illuminated by a small flickering campfire. Three men are gathered…Down By Law (1986) movie still: wide — A dark, sparsely furnished room with a wooden table and chairs in the center. A man and a woman sit facing…Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — A night scene shows a dimly lit urban alleyway with dark, textured architecture. One man sits hunched…Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — A cluttered apartment room features white walls with handwritten notes and wooden crates.Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — A man sits on a concrete curb at night surrounded by scattered vinyl records. The pavement is lit by harsh…Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — Three men stand in a small enclosure separated from the viewer by vertical bars. They are positioned in a…Down By Law (1986) movie still: establishing — A row of modest wooden shotgun-style houses features front porches and fenced yards. Tall trees…Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — Two men hide behind thick shrubbery on a suburban street at night. They watch a single-story detached house…Down By Law (1986) movie still: fullbody — A small room features concrete walls covered in crude sketches and graffiti. Three men in uniform clothes…Down By Law (1986) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features four people gathered around a small circular dining table. The group eats from a…Down By Law (1986) movie still: fullbody — A dense patch of dark woods with thick foliage surrounding two standing figures. The two men face each…
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Down By Law — official trailer

What is Down By Law about?

A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

Where can you watch Down By Law?

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What does the cinematography of Down By Law look like?

Across 55 sampled frames, Down By Law builds its coverage from medium shots (49% of the sample), with wide compositions (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robby Müller keeps 49% of it in naturalistic light. 44% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 64% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Down By Law?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Down By Law (1986) are #020202, #8d8d8d, #fcfcfc, #2d2d2d, #484848, #6c6c6c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #2d2d2d
  • #484848
  • #6c6c6c

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