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Salvador (1986)

Directed by Oliver Stone · Cinematography by Robert Richardson

R122 min56 frames

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Dateline: 1980, El Salvador. Correspondent: Richard Boyle, Photojournalist - Guatemala, Iran, Vietnam, Chile, Belfast, Lebanon, Cambodia...

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Salvador

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Salvador (1986) movie still: medium — A man stands in an office behind a desk in front of a wall map. He is on a rotary telephone while holding a…Salvador (1986) movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor space with patrons visible in the soft-focused background. A man and a woman sit facing…Salvador (1986) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with the subject in a tan uniform shirt. A man faces his interlocutor in a close…Salvador (1986) movie still: closeup — A man speaks directly toward the camera in a dark, minimalist television broadcast studio. The low-key…Salvador (1986) movie still: wide — A dark stone church interior features a large wooden crucifix mounted on a wall. A priest speaks from a dark…Salvador (1986) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features two women interacting near a workstation with medical supplies. One woman holds a…Salvador (1986) movie still: wide — An empty two-lane asphalt highway stretches through a vast, arid desert landscape. A lone white police cruiser…Salvador (1986) movie still: medium — Four women ride inside the back of a dimly lit moving van at night. They sit in rows wearing white shirts…Salvador (1986) movie still: medium — A view from the back seat of a convertible car on an overcast day. Two men sit in the front seats while the…Salvador (1986) movie still: wide — A crowded public space with multiple people lying prone on the stone ground. Metal fences and banners are…Salvador (1986) movie still: fullbody — An apartment interior features a white refrigerator and several beer bottles on windowsills. Two men stand…Salvador (1986) movie still: medium — A dark outdoor position with sandbags and soldiers standing in the background. One soldier in a camouflage…Salvador (1986) movie still: wide — A group of people walk through a large green field in front of mountains. The terrain features lush vegetation…Salvador (1986) movie still: medium — A modern 1980s workspace features horizontal window blinds and paneled walls. A middle-aged man in a suit…Salvador (1986) movie still: wide — A rural landscape features a stone-paved road cutting through green and brown farm plots. A red car moves slowly…Salvador (1986) movie still: fullbody — A green pasture lies beneath high, rugged rock cliffs in a rural landscape. A kneeling man holds a rifle…
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What is Salvador about?

In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.

Where can you watch Salvador?

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What does the cinematography of Salvador look like?

Sampled across 56 frames, the coverage of Salvador leans on medium shots (41% of the sample) and wide compositions (34%). Cinematographer Robert Richardson keeps 75% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 68% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.

What is the color palette of Salvador?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Salvador (1986) are #342f2b, #52514a, #d3d0c9, #726f56, #4d4a3b, #908e76 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #52514a
  • #d3d0c9
  • #726f56
  • #4d4a3b
  • #908e76

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