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The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Directed by John McTiernan · Cinematography by Jan de Bont

PG135 min62 frames

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Invisible. Silent. Stolen.

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The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: medium — Two men sit together on the deck of a boat at night. They face outward toward the dark water…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: medium — The interior of a submarine features a complex control panel with many glowing buttons. A…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: closeup — A man stands in a dark environment illuminated by bright red emergency warning lights. He…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped interior space is bathed in intense red light. A male officer in a white…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: wide — A dark, partially submerged submarine moves through calm water under a deep blue sky. A dense…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: medium — A dimly lit professional office with track lights mounted on the ceiling above. Two men in…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: medium — A cramped and dark naval control room with metallic equipment and glowing displays. An elderly…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit environment with out-of-focus light sources visible in the background. A…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: medium — Rows of metal shelving stacked with white document boxes fill a narrow aisle. A man standing…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: medium — A dark, cramped space filled with glowing electronic console lights and industrial equipment.…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with framed documents and a small light fixture visible. A man looks toward…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space with blue lighting and a shelf of reference books. Two men in…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: medium — The interior of a cramped vessel is filled with pipes and metallic machinery. A man wearing…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: wide — A dark blue ocean surface extends toward a hazy horizon line under overcast skies. A submarine…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: medium — A dimly lit professional office with a drop ceiling and visible track lighting. A middle-aged…The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie still: wide — A dark military submarine partially emerges from the turbulent surface of the grey ocean. A…
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What is The Hunt for Red October about?

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!

The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 American submarine spy thriller film directed by John McTiernan, produced by Mace Neufeld, and starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, and Sam Neill. The film is an adaptation of Tom Clancy's 1984 bestselling novel of the same name. It is the first installment of the film series featuring the protagonist Jack Ryan.

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What does the cinematography of The Hunt for Red October look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, The Hunt for Red October builds its coverage from medium shots (45% of the sample), with close-ups (44%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Jan de Bont keeps 81% of it in soft, low-key light. 81% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 85% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

What is the color palette of The Hunt for Red October?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Hunt for Red October (1990) are #0e0c0c, #2c2b2c, #2e1513, #2d384a, #0d1329, #524e47 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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