The Black Book (Reign of Terror) (1949)
Directed by Anthony Mann · Cinematography by John Alton
Approved89 min58 frames
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What is The Black Book (Reign of Terror) about?
The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who, after gaining supreme power and establishing a reign of terror ruled by death, now intends to become the dictator of France.
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What does the cinematography of The Black Book (Reign of Terror) look like?
Across 58 sampled frames, The Black Book (Reign of Terror) builds its coverage from medium shots (52% of the sample), with close-ups (33%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer John Alton keeps 50% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 93% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 74% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of The Black Book (Reign of Terror)?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Black Book (Reign of Terror) (1949) are #050505, #303030, #929292, #686868, #cacaca, #4d4d4d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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