Strangers on a Train (1951)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Cinematography by Robert Burks
PG101 min65 frames
CrimeThriller
It starts with a shriek of a train whistle... and ends with shrieking excitement!
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What is Strangers on a Train about?
A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
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What does the cinematography of Strangers on a Train look like?
Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of Strangers on a Train leans on medium shots (57% of the sample) and close-ups (22%). Cinematographer Robert Burks keeps 38% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 55% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 66% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of Strangers on a Train?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Strangers on a Train (1951) are #040404, #313130, #8b8b8b, #cacaca, #6d6d6d, #fcfcfc — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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