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Straw Dogs (1971)

Directed by Sam Peckinpah · Cinematography by John Coquillon

R113 min58 frames

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In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

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Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space contains a wooden chair and a cabinet in shadow. A man with dark hair and glasses looks…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: wide — A vast, grassy moorland landscape features a stone farmhouse in the middle distance. A man wearing a heavy…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: wide — A dark wooden staircase connects a landing to the ground floor of a building. A woman walks down the stairs…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: fullbody — A man stands inside a dimly lit room with plain walls and beige curtains. He holds two newspapers open in…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: medium — A rustic cottage interior features exposed stone walls and dark wooden floorboards. A disheveled man stands…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: medium — A man and a woman rest in a bed with a metal headboard. The woman holds a book against her chest while a…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: closeup — A man's face appears through the vertical gap of a semi-transparent white curtain. The foreground fabric…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: wide — An open moorland landscape featuring low, dense scrub brush under a clear blue sky. A man is seated alone on…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped interior of a vehicle at night with two occupants. The man drives while the woman stares…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: fullbody — A group of men in outdoor hunting gear stand across a barren, brush-covered heath. The men handle…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: wide — A stone farmhouse sits in a dark, foggy field during the night. A man stands in the foreground looking towards…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with wood paneled walls and a worn bar counter. Four men sit side by side holding glasses…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: wide — A dark, empty road is shrouded in pitch blackness at night. Two bright car headlights approach from the…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: fullbody — A stone building exterior at night features a glowing open doorway. A dark, silhouetted figure in a suit…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a man standing in a doorway next to a cat. The dark-furred cat is in the…Straw Dogs (1971) movie still: wide — A rustic living room features rough-hewn stone walls, exposed wooden beams, and a heavy chandelier. A woman…
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What is Straw Dogs about?

David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.

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What does the cinematography of Straw Dogs look like?

Across 57 sampled frames, Straw Dogs builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with wide compositions (28%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer John Coquillon keeps 46% of it in soft, low-key light. 54% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Straw Dogs?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Straw Dogs (1971) are #322e2b, #55504a, #100f0d, #897b6c, #afa591, #d4d0c7 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #100f0d
  • #897b6c
  • #afa591
  • #d4d0c7

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