No Way Out (1987)

Directed by Roger Donaldson · Cinematography by John Alcott

R114 min51 frames

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Is it a crime of passion, or an act of treason?

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What is No Way Out about?

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.

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What does the cinematography of No Way Out look like?

Across 51 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of No Way Out (75% of the sample). Cinematographer John Alcott keeps 49% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 41% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 75% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of No Way Out?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of No Way Out (1987) are #313030, #d4d2cc, #4d4c4c, #fafaf7, #100f10, #8b8f90 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #d4d2cc
  • #4d4c4c
  • #fafaf7
  • #100f10
  • #8b8f90

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