The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Directed by John Huston · Cinematography by Arthur Edeson
Approved100 min65 frames
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What is The Maltese Falcon about?
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
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What does the cinematography of The Maltese Falcon look like?
Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of The Maltese Falcon leans on medium shots (63% of the sample) and close-ups (28%). Cinematographer Arthur Edeson keeps 68% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 60% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 72% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of The Maltese Falcon?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Maltese Falcon (1941) are #030303, #303030, #8d8d8d, #cdcdcd, #6d6d6d, #aaaaaa — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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