The Hired Hand (1971)
Directed by Peter Fonda · Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond
R90 min61 frames
Western
Peter Fonda is riding again... To the woman he lost... for the revenge he craves!
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The Hired Hand — official trailer
What is The Hired Hand about?
Harry Collings returns home to his farm after drifting with his friend, Arch. His wife, who had given up on him, reluctantly allows him to stay, and soon believes that all will be well again. But then Harry has to make a difficult decision regarding his loyalties and priorities.
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What does the cinematography of The Hired Hand look like?
Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of The Hired Hand leans on wide compositions (31% of the sample) and medium shots (31%). Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond keeps 48% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 48% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 56% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Hired Hand?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Hired Hand (1971) are #33302b, #120f0e, #483a2e, #2c231b, #514938, #231c16 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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