Murder By Contract (1958)
Directed by Irving Lerner · Cinematography by Lucien Ballard
Approved81 min65 frames
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Double rates for women... because a woman is always double-trouble!
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Murder By Contract — official trailer
What is Murder By Contract about?
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.
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What does the cinematography of Murder By Contract look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, Murder By Contract builds its coverage from medium shots (66% of the sample), with close-ups (23%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Lucien Ballard keeps 42% of it in soft, low-key light. 45% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Murder By Contract?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Murder By Contract (1958) are #060606, #fbfbfb, #474747, #c9c9c9, #898989, #2f2f2f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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