The Spikes Gang (1974)
Directed by Richard Fleischer · Cinematography by Brian West
PG96 min145 frames
WesternAction
Three boys wanted to be like their hero, Harry Spikes. They got their wish. Soon they were worth a fortune. DEAD or ALIVE.
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What is The Spikes Gang about?
Three teenage farm boys stumble upon Harry Spikes, a local bandit wounded in a gun battle. While Harry is recuperating, he regales the young men with stories of his exciting past. The adventurous tales inspire them to start a gang of their own. Failing at their first attempt to rob a bank, the boys convince the gruff Spikes to teach them the ways of the desperado.
The Spikes Gang is a 1974 American Western film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Lee Marvin. Produced by the Mirisch Company and based on the novel The Bank Robber by Giles Tippette, the supporting cast features Gary Grimes, Charles Martin Smith and Ron Howard. Veteran character actors Arthur Hunnicutt and Noah Beery, Jr. both appear in separate "scene-stealing" performances.
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What does the cinematography of The Spikes Gang look like?
Sampled across 145 frames, the coverage of The Spikes Gang leans on medium shots (60% of the sample) and wide compositions (21%). Cinematographer Brian West keeps 80% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 77% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1800s.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Spikes Gang (1974) are #34302b, #555148, #8b7b69, #51493a, #a69b8a, #d4c8af — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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