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Out of the Past (1947)

Directed by Jacques Tourneur · Cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca

Approved97 min49 frames

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Out of the Past (1947) movie still: wide — A view from inside a 1940s car driving down a residential street with parked vehicles. Mountains rise in…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: wide — A rugged mountainside features large granite boulders and scattered evergreen trees under a…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped phone booth with wooden panels and a vintage wall-mounted telephone device. A woman in…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: medium — A dark indoor space featuring a framed portrait painting on the back wall. A man in a trench coat…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: medium — A stone facade features the text MASON BUILDING above a glass door entrance at night. A silhouette of a…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: fullbody — A grassy meadow features a narrow stream winding through dry, brushy vegetation. A man in a hat faces…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: medium — A man and a woman stand together in a dark, densely wooded area at night. The pair are positioned…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: wide — A dark night scene shows a dirt road between two parked vehicles. Three men run past a truck and a patrol…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: medium — A dark indoor space contains a man seated in a wooden chair. A woman sits nearby and leans in toward him.Out of the Past (1947) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit domestic interior is framed by the edges of a doorway. A man wearing a fedora stares…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room shows a silhouette of a man in a hat. A woman stands in the light looking up at him.Out of the Past (1947) movie still: medium — A man stands on a San Francisco hill overlooking the bay and bridge. He faces away from the city street…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: wide — A deep rocky canyon is flanked by towering stone walls and evergreen trees. A lone man wearing a brimmed…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: fullbody — A man stands behind an ornate black wrought iron gate leading to a field. Mountains are visible in…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: medium — The interior of a moving car at night is dimly lit with deep shadows. A man operates the steering wheel…Out of the Past (1947) movie still: establishing — A rural landscape features a paved road leading toward a distant town with buildings. A sign…
Out of the Past (1947) — © RKO Radio Pictures

Out of the Past — official trailer

What is Out of the Past about?

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

Where can you watch Out of the Past?

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What does the cinematography of Out of the Past look like?

Sampled across 49 frames, the coverage of Out of the Past leans heavily on medium shots (73% of the sample). Cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca keeps 41% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 63% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Out of the Past?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Out of the Past (1947) are #020202, #323232, #8d8d8d, #6f6f6f, #c9c9c9, #fcfcfc — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #323232
  • #8d8d8d
  • #6f6f6f
  • #c9c9c9
  • #fcfcfc

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