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Highlander (1986)

Directed by Russell Mulcahy · Cinematography by Gerry Fisher

R116 min59 frames

AdventureActionFantasy

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What is Highlander about?

He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.

Highlander is a 1986 fantasy action-adventure film and the first installment in the Highlander franchise. It follows Connor MacLeod, a Scottish Highlander who discovers he is immortal and, after centuries of clandestine duels, confronts his ultimate rival in contemporary New York. It stars Christopher Lambert as MacLeod and also features Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, and Sean Connery. It is directed by Russell Mulcahy from a screenplay by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, and Larry Ferguson.

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What does the cinematography of Highlander look like?

Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Highlander leans on wide compositions (46% of the sample) and medium shots (24%). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer Gerry Fisher keeps 44% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 53% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 64% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Highlander?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Highlander (1986) are #312f30, #52504d, #0d0d10, #d0d0ce, #f5f6f6, #75726c — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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