Mississippi Burning (1988)

Directed by Alan Parker · Cinematography by Peter Biziou

R128 min58 frames

DramaCrimeMysteryThriller

1964. When America was at war with itself.

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What is Mississippi Burning about?

Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.

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What does the cinematography of Mississippi Burning look like?

Across 58 sampled frames, Mississippi Burning builds its coverage from medium shots (45% of the sample), with wide compositions (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Peter Biziou keeps 47% of it in soft, low-key light. 53% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk.

What is the color palette of Mississippi Burning?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mississippi Burning (1988) are #33312d, #54504a, #100f0f, #8c796c, #4a3732, #d7d1c9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #33312d
  • #54504a
  • #100f0f
  • #8c796c
  • #4a3732
  • #d7d1c9

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