Rio Bravo (1959)
Directed by Howard Hawks · Cinematography by Russell Harlan
Approved141 min63 frames
Western
They fought back to back... No quarter given... No quarter asked... No way in... No way out... of Rio Bravo!
Stills, screencaps & shots from Rio Bravo
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Rio Bravo — official trailer
What is Rio Bravo about?
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
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What does the cinematography of Rio Bravo look like?
Across 63 sampled frames, Rio Bravo builds its coverage from medium shots (75% of the sample), with wide compositions (16%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Russell Harlan keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. 62% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 71% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Rio Bravo?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Rio Bravo (1959) are #4a3428, #8c6d52, #362c28, #251812, #31231c, #ad9174 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
#4a3428#8c6d52#362c28#251812#31231c#ad9174
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