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Shock Corridor (1963)

Directed by Samuel Fuller · Cinematography by Stanley Cortez

Approved101 min65 frames

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Shock Corridor

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Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor space with high contrast lighting casting heavy shadows on subjects. Two men sit…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space featuring a black public wall telephone and a chalkboard with names. A woman cries…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: fullbody — A long, sterile institutional hallway with linoleum flooring and stark overhead lighting. Three…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: closeup — A dark, high-contrast interior scene where a blonde woman is illuminated by a key light. The woman…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: medium — A cluttered dressing room table features photographs of men taped to the mirror. A woman sits in front…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: medium — A wood-paneled room decorated with framed diplomas and portraits hanging on the walls. Three men are…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a waterfall cascading over a textured white rock cliff. The water falls in a…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: closeup — A man stands behind a metal fence in a dark space. He looks toward the camera while the mesh creates a…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: medium — A man sits on a wooden bench while another man plays an acoustic guitar. The wall behind them is plain…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: closeup — A man wears a tan cowboy hat with a CSA and rifle emblem on it. The man holds the brim of his hat with…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: medium — A dimly lit space features a man positioned against a paneled wall. He gazes off-camera while hard…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: closeup — An outdoor setting under direct sunlight with an empty sky background. A man looks off-camera while…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space contains a framed university diploma held by unseen hands. The glass surface of the…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: medium — A cluttered backstage area with a lit exit sign and hanging costume racks. The primary woman sits in the…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: closeup — An interior space features a man positioned against a shadowed, textured background. The subject holds…Shock Corridor (1963) movie still: closeup — A dark office setting with framed certificates visible on the wall in the background. A man sits in a…
Shock Corridor (1963) — © Leon Fromkess-Sam Firks Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

Shock Corridor — official trailer

What is Shock Corridor about?

With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.

Where can you watch Shock Corridor?

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What does the cinematography of Shock Corridor look like?

Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of Shock Corridor leans on medium shots (45% of the sample) and close-ups (40%). Cinematographer Stanley Cortez keeps 42% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 52% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 75% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Shock Corridor?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Shock Corridor (1963) are #010101, #fbfcfc, #898989, #303031, #cacaca, #484848 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #898989
  • #303031
  • #cacaca
  • #484848

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