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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Directed by John Frankenheimer · Cinematography by Lionel Lindon

PG-13126 min62 frames

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What is The Manchurian Candidate about?

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

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What does the cinematography of The Manchurian Candidate look like?

Sampled across 62 frames, the coverage of The Manchurian Candidate leans on medium shots (61% of the sample) and wide compositions (16%). Cinematographer Lionel Lindon keeps 34% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 50% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of The Manchurian Candidate?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Manchurian Candidate (1962) are #020202, #fdfdfd, #8a8a8a, #313131, #474747, #737373 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #313131
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  • #737373

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