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Rebel Without A Cause (1955)

Directed by Nicholas Ray · Cinematography by Ernest Haller

PG-13111 min65 frames

Drama

The bad boy from a good family.

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Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: closeup — An open vintage pocket address book rests in a person's hands. The pages contain handwritten ink…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: wide — A dark planetarium auditorium has a large mechanical star projector positioned to the right. A…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a wooden desk with a single illuminated lamp fixture. A man in a dark…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A woman stands in darkness next to the edge of a coniferous tree branch. She looks off-camera…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A wooden porch with a lattice screen backdrop at night. A young woman sits on a bench with a man…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A 1950s dining room features a set table with glass dishware and wood cabinets. A man sits at the…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: wide — A dark rocky precipice overlooks a churning ocean illuminated by faint moonlight from above. Two…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior corridor features heavy wooden paneling and obscured doorways in shadows. A…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A dark staircase with spiderwebs on a wooden railing is lit by moonlight. A woman in a light coat…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A group of five young people stands on an outdoor concrete observation deck. They are gathered…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — An interior staircase is captured from a steep high angle in dim, dark conditions. A man in light…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit indoor stairwell features a curved wooden bannister and ornate leaded windows.…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: fullbody — A dark, gravel-covered outdoor area is surrounded by multiple parked 1950s automobiles. A young…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A man in a suit sleeps in a leather chair within a wood-paneled room. The man sits with his head…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: medium — A young couple sits outdoors at night in front of dark, blurry foliage. The boy speaks while the…Rebel Without A Cause (1955) movie still: wide — A dark, sparsely furnished bedroom contains a bed occupied by a person under blankets. A…
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What is Rebel Without A Cause about?

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.

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What does the cinematography of Rebel Without A Cause look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, Rebel Without A Cause builds its coverage from medium shots (63% of the sample), with wide compositions (19%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Ernest Haller keeps 77% of it in soft, low-key light. 77% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic 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 1950s.

What is the color palette of Rebel Without A Cause?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Rebel Without A Cause (1955) are #100f11, #322d2c, #111827, #524e49, #271a17, #8d786b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #111827
  • #524e49
  • #271a17
  • #8d786b

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