Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Directed by Steven Spielberg · Cinematography by Janusz Kamiński
R169 min47 frames
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The mission is a man.
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What is Saving Private Ryan about?
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller, on a mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan and bring him home safely after his three brothers have been killed in action. The film also stars Edward Burns and Tom Sizemore.
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What does the cinematography of Saving Private Ryan look like?
Sampled across 47 frames, the coverage of Saving Private Ryan leans on medium shots (36% of the sample) and close-ups (28%). Cinematographer Janusz Kamiński keeps 77% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 87% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of Saving Private Ryan?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Saving Private Ryan (1998) are #34332e, #53524a, #d2d1ca, #72736a, #8a8873, #90918a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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