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O Lucky Man! (1973)

Directed by Lindsay Anderson · Cinematography by Miroslav Ondříček

R178 min62 frames

ComedyMusicFantasyDrama

Smile while you’re makin’ it. Laugh while you’re takin’ it. Even though you’re fakin’ it. Nobody’s gonna know …

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Stills, screencaps & shots from O Lucky Man!

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O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: wide — A dimly lit club filled with tables and a crowd of people in 1970s attire. An intense vertical light beam…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: wide — A dark, spartan room contains musical equipment arranged in a cluster. Four young men sit in a circle…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: medium — An office interior features a large black-and-white mural of a cityscape on the wall. A young man in a…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: fullbody — A modern 1970s office space features a large monochrome cityscape mural on the back wall. Five older…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: wide — A vast, barren desert landscape stretches toward the horizon under a hazy sky. Three large white radar domes…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: wide — A dimly lit recording studio is filled with a soft haze and dark shadows. A band is practicing music while…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: establishing — A vast, hilly landscape is divided by dry stone walls into green pastures. A lone vintage car drives…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: medium — A dark indoor setting features a seated man facing forward in a dimly lit room. Beside him a person in a…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: medium — Two individuals stand together on an urban rooftop during a cloudy day. The woman talks to the man while…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: medium — A austere room features a dark wooden desk and a portrait on the wall. Two men in formal business suits…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: medium — A bedroom corner features a wooden vanity table with a mirror and yellow flowers. A woman rests in a bed…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: establishing — A massive, angular glass skyscraper looms against a bright, overcast sky. Two small human figures…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: closeup — A heavy metal surface features a small, oval aperture secured with iron rivets. A human eye gazes…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: wide — A stark, sterile medical laboratory filled with electronic monitoring equipment and wires. Three men in lab…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: medium — A nighttime view through a wooden window frame with a textured white lace curtain. A woman stands behind…O Lucky Man! (1973) movie still: closeup — A man looks through the iron bars of a dark stone enclosure. The subject presses his hands and face…
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O Lucky Man! — official trailer

What is O Lucky Man! about?

An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.

Where can you watch O Lucky Man!?

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What does the cinematography of O Lucky Man! look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, O Lucky Man! builds its coverage from medium shots (39% of the sample), with wide compositions (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček keeps 40% of it in soft, low-key light. 40% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of O Lucky Man!?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of O Lucky Man! (1973) are #302f2e, #4f4c4b, #90908c, #d3d1c9, #100f0e, #f3f3f3 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #4f4c4b
  • #90908c
  • #d3d1c9
  • #100f0e
  • #f3f3f3

See the full O Lucky Man! colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

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