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The Silent Partner (1978)

Directed by Daryl Duke · Cinematography by Billy Williams

R106 min60 frames

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The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: closeup — A crowded diner interior with out-of-focus patrons visible in the background. A man in a dark suit…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: wide — A 1970s financial institution interior features a curved front desk and patterned textured walls. A…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: medium — A 1970s office space features grey filing cabinets decorated with seasonal Christmas ornaments. A…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: medium — The interior of a bank counter with orange wooden panels and glass partitions. A man in a light grey…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor restaurant setting with blurred background figures. A man with curly hair looks…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: closeup — A woman sits inside a car with patterned window glass beside her. She smiles while looking toward…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: medium — An urban sidewalk backdrop with a blurred street and passing cars behind the couple. A man in a…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: medium — An office reception area featuring a desk with a white lamp and a sign. A man in a brown suit…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: medium — A person lies across the metal steps of an escalator in a public space. The subject stares upward…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: medium — A wooden window frame painted red surrounds a man peering through the glass. The man stands inside…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: wide — A modern commercial atrium features a prominent glass roof and an exposed cable elevator. A man…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior hallway with wood paneled walls and an arched doorway. A woman in a black…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: medium — A living room interior features a floor lamp, mustard-yellow curtains, and a chessboard. A man in a…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: wide — A dark city street at night features a yellow vintage car and a phone booth. A man in a dark suit…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: medium — A busy commercial office space features drop ceilings and cubicles populated by clerical workers.…The Silent Partner (1978) movie still: medium — Two people observe the contents of a large glass fish tank. The dimly lit interior reflects off the…
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What is The Silent Partner about?

Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters.

Where can you watch The Silent Partner?

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What does the cinematography of The Silent Partner look like?

Across 60 sampled frames, The Silent Partner builds its coverage from medium shots (50% of the sample), with close-ups (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Billy Williams keeps 43% of it in soft, low-key light. 53% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. 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 1970s.

What is the color palette of The Silent Partner?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Silent Partner (1978) are #34312d, #121010, #251713, #48362d, #f5f5f4, #d1b094 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #34312d
  • #121010
  • #251713
  • #48362d
  • #f5f5f4
  • #d1b094

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