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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Cinematography by Joseph A. Valentine

PG108 min65 frames

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What horror did her secret life hold… that made her dread this man of her dreams?

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What is Shadow of a Doubt about?

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell.

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What does the cinematography of Shadow of a Doubt look like?

Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of Shadow of a Doubt leans on medium shots (63% of the sample) and close-ups (17%). Cinematographer Joseph A. Valentine keeps 42% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 49% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Shadow of a Doubt (1943) are #020202, #8b8b8b, #313131, #afafaf, #cdcdcd, #fcfcfc — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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