The Exorcist (1973)
Directed by William Friedkin · Cinematography by Owen Roizman
R122 min58 frames
Horror
Something almost beyond comprehension is happening to a girl on this street, in this house…And a man has been sent for as a last resort. This man is The Exorcist.
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What is The Exorcist about?
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin and produced by William Peter Blatty, who adapted his own 1971 novel. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, and follows the demonic possession of a young girl and the attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests.
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What does the cinematography of The Exorcist look like?
Across 57 sampled frames, The Exorcist builds its coverage from medium shots (35% of the sample), with close-ups (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Owen Roizman keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. 75% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Exorcist?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Exorcist (1973) are #2d2c2f, #0b0a0a, #4e4c51, #12152a, #46362e, #d4d0ce — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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