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First Blood (1982)

Directed by Ted Kotcheff · Cinematography by Andrew Laszlo

R93 min57 frames

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This time he's fighting for his life.

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First Blood (1982) movie still: wide — A rustic wood-walled retail store contains various sporting goods, shelves, and a wooden bear. A man charges…First Blood (1982) movie still: wide — A highway entrance gate spans a road leading toward snow-capped mountains and coniferous forests. A lone man…First Blood (1982) movie still: medium — A steep, craggy rock canyon with dense evergreen trees lining the upper cliff edge. A man in dark clothing…First Blood (1982) movie still: wide — A quiet suburban street sits beneath a steep, mist-covered mountain landscape with evergreen trees. A police…First Blood (1982) movie still: closeup — A man in a green beret and uniform stands inside an office setting. Text on a glass door behind him reads…First Blood (1982) movie still: medium — A dense grove of tall, dark evergreen trees surrounds a man in a poncho. The man stands between two large…First Blood (1982) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior space with rows of metal filing cabinets visible in darkness. An older man in uniform…First Blood (1982) movie still: closeup — The interior of a vehicle shows a man sitting in the driver's seat. He gazes towards the side window of…First Blood (1982) movie still: closeup — A dark military setting with indistinct background features suggestive of a desk or office. A man wearing…First Blood (1982) movie still: medium — A man stands in a shadowed, dimly lit corridor with metallic door frames. He looks off to the side while…First Blood (1982) movie still: wide — A dense stand of tall, dark coniferous trees rises from a misty forest floor. Ground vegetation consists of…First Blood (1982) movie still: establishing — A small town street lined with 1980s automobiles and low-rise commercial buildings. Large snow-capped…First Blood (1982) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit room contains a metal desk with scattered paperwork. A muscular man in a dark shirt sits…First Blood (1982) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room containing military furniture and cluttered office equipment in the background. A man in a…First Blood (1982) movie still: medium — A dense grove of tall trees with vertical bark patterns fills the background. A young man stands in the…First Blood (1982) movie still: medium — A man in a military beret and gray trench coat stands in a woodland. Thick tree trunks surround him in the…
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First Blood — official trailer

What is First Blood about?

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

Where can you watch First Blood?

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Who stars in First Blood?

Who made First Blood?

What does the cinematography of First Blood look like?

Across 56 sampled frames, First Blood builds its coverage from medium shots (50% of the sample), with wide compositions (32%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Andrew Laszlo keeps 46% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 41% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1980s.

What is the color palette of First Blood?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of First Blood (1982) are #2f2e29, #50524c, #141310, #4c4638, #75766d, #26221d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #50524c
  • #141310
  • #4c4638
  • #75766d
  • #26221d

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