Rescue Dawn
Directed by Werner Herzog · Cinematography by Peter Zeitlinger
PG-13125 min54 frames
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A true story of survival... declassified.
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Rescue Dawn — official trailer
What is Rescue Dawn about?
A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
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What does the cinematography of Rescue Dawn look like?
Across 54 sampled frames, Rescue Dawn builds its coverage from wide compositions (39% of the sample), with medium shots (35%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger keeps 74% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.
What is the color palette of Rescue Dawn?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Rescue Dawn are #31312a, #100e0b, #334b2e, #515549, #2b271b, #4b4d36 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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- Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970)
- Fata Morgana (1971)
- Heart of Glass (1976)
- Invincible (2001)
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009)
- Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu Phantom Der Nacht) (1979)
- Stroszek (1977)
- The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
- Woyzeck (1979)
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