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Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Directed by François Truffaut · Cinematography by Nicolas Roeg

112 min63 frames

DramaScience Fiction

What if you had no right to read?

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Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: closeup — A man stands behind a thick glass partition in a brightly lit professional setting. He gazes downward…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: medium — A crowded train car interior features passengers standing and seated near window panels. A young woman…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: closeup — The open page of a book displays the first chapter of David Copperfield. A human finger rests on the…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: fullbody — A man stands in front of a solid, flat, vibrant red wall surface. A bright red pillar with a blue…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: wide — A high-angle view shows a printed page filled with sequential comic panels. Various inked drawings of…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: medium — A woman sits inside a train carriage looking at the moving landscape outside. Her face is partially…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: wide — A rural landscape features abandoned train tracks leading to a weathered timber stop barrier. Trees line…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: wide — A grand, dark manor interior is overtaken by a large, spreading fire. A lone man stands in the distant…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features floor-to-ceiling wooden bookshelves packed with rows of old books. Two men…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: medium — A multi-pane window with textured glass reveals distorted shapes from an external dark area. The wooden…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: closeup — A circular projection frame shows the back of a man in a dark suit. The subject remains static while…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a page from a printed book featuring black text. A distinct, circular burn hole with…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: wide — A clearing by a riverbank features a crude canvas shelter constructed from wooden poles. A boy sits on a…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: establishing — A metal monorail structure spans above a rural area with grass and dirt paths. A small train…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: establishing — A two-story Tudor-style cottage with stucco walls and timber framing sits amidst bare trees. A…Fahrenheit 451 (1966) movie still: wide — An industrial monorail track sits on elevated concrete pillars over a grassy field. A woman, a man in…
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What is Fahrenheit 451 about?

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…

Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 British dystopian drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, and Cyril Cusack. Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury, the film takes place in a controlled society in an oppressive future, in which the government sends out firemen to destroy all literature to prevent revolution and thinking.

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What does the cinematography of Fahrenheit 451 look like?

Across 63 sampled frames, Fahrenheit 451 builds its coverage from medium shots (32% of the sample), with wide compositions (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Nicolas Roeg keeps 59% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Fahrenheit 451?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) are #332f2c, #d4d1cd, #524e4c, #0e0e0d, #8a776a, #757573 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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