The Long Goodbye (1973)

Directed by Robert Altman · Cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond

R112 min63 frames

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The Long Goodbye (1973) movie still: closeup — A man drives a car at night with city lights blurred in the background. The man touches a series of… — The Long Goodbye (1973) — © United Artists, Lion's Gate Films

The Long Goodbye (1973) movie still: wide — A dark, unpaved road winds through a mountainous landscape at twilight. A bus travels away from the… — The Long Goodbye (1973) — © United Artists, Lion's Gate Films

The Long Goodbye — official trailer

What is The Long Goodbye about?

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Where can you watch The Long Goodbye?

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What does the cinematography of The Long Goodbye look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of The Long Goodbye leans on medium shots (48% of the sample) and close-ups (23%). Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond keeps 60% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 60% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 66% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of The Long Goodbye?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Long Goodbye (1973) are #322d28, #525149, #d4d0c7, #251a15, #15110f, #4a3730 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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