Key Largo (1948)

Directed by John Huston · Cinematography by Karl Freund

Approved100 min50 frames

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A storm of fear and fury in the sizzling Florida Keys!

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What is Key Largo about?

A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.

Key Largo is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall. The supporting cast features Lionel Barrymore and Claire Trevor. The film was adapted by Richard Brooks and Huston from Maxwell Anderson's 1939 play of the same name.

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What does the cinematography of Key Largo look like?

Across 49 sampled frames, Key Largo builds its coverage from medium shots (53% of the sample), with close-ups (24%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Karl Freund keeps 57% of it in soft, low-key light. 65% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

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