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Strangers on a Train (1951)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Cinematography by Robert Burks

PG101 min65 frames

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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.

Strangers on a Train is a 1951 American psychological thriller film noir produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and adapted by Raymond Chandler and Czenzi Ormonde from the 1950 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. It was shot in late 1950, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 30, 1951, starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker.

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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.

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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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