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Dressed to Kill (1980)

Directed by Brian De Palma · Cinematography by Ralf D. Bode

R104 min187 frames

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The latest fashion in murder.

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Dressed to Kill — official trailer

What is Dressed to Kill about?

After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.

Where can you watch Dressed to Kill?

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What does the cinematography of Dressed to Kill look like?

Across 187 sampled frames, Dressed to Kill builds its coverage from medium shots (53% of the sample), with close-ups (32%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Ralf D. Bode keeps 48% of it in soft, low-key light. 53% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 84% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Dressed to Kill?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dressed to Kill (1980) are #32302e, #131111, #55514b, #f6f6f5, #d6d2cb, #8c796c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #131111
  • #55514b
  • #f6f6f5
  • #d6d2cb
  • #8c796c

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