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Dunkirk (2017)

Directed by Christopher Nolan · Cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema

PG-13106 min50 frames

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When 400,000 men couldn't get home, home came for them.

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Dunkirk (2017) movie still: medium — A flat, expansive sandy beach during wartime with crates and distant artillery smoke. A soldier in uniform…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — A wooden pier structure rises against an overcast sky above a stone breakwater. A lone naval officer stands…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — A small wooden fishing boat navigates the open sea during a golden sunset. Multiple figures are silhouetted…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — A wide beach at sunset features a World War II era Spitfire airplane. The aircraft moves across the wet, textured…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — Three Supermarine Spitfire aircraft fly in a loose formation above a layer of clouds. The sky is heavily overcast…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: medium — A young soldier leans against a large, weathered concrete support pillar in an industrial area. He rests his…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: closeup — The interior of a military aircraft cockpit during a sunset flight over a dark sea. A man in a shearling…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: medium — A dimly lit boat cabin features wooden paneling and curtains over an oval window. A man directs a sharp gesture…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — A green-camouflaged Spitfire flies low over a sandy beach near a coastal town. The fighter plane banks slightly…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — Two vintage fighter planes fly over an expansive ocean under a partially cloudy sky. The camera perspective is…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — A wide, flat sandy beach stretches toward a distant ocean horizon under a clear sky. Numerous soldiers in…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: closeup — Inside a small World War II fighter aircraft cockpit with visible mechanical framing. A pilot in flight gear…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — A partially submerged, overturned boat hull drifts in the middle of a choppy ocean. A single small human figure…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — A vast, empty beach with a cloudy sky and calm ocean under overcast weather. A lone soldier in uniform walks…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: wide — A vast blue sky features a large, fluffy white cloud formation. A small airplane travels across the frame leaving…Dunkirk (2017) movie still: medium — A military ship deck with three officers in uniform looking out toward the sea. The men stand in a line on the…
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What is Dunkirk about?

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Where can you watch Dunkirk?

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What does the cinematography of Dunkirk look like?

Sampled across 49 frames, the coverage of Dunkirk leans on wide compositions (49% of the sample) and medium shots (31%). Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema keeps 78% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 78% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 57% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Dunkirk?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dunkirk (2017) are #2f3331, #51554d, #8f968e, #cfd4ce, #75776b, #aaa894 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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