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The Wanderers (1979)

Directed by Philip Kaufman · Cinematography by Michael Chapman

R112 min64 frames

Drama

It was The Wanderers against the world ... and the world never had a chance!

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The Wanderers (1979) movie still: wide — A dark urban parking lot at night features a black convertible with six occupants. The background displays…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: wide — An urban neighborhood with multi-story brick apartment buildings lines a wide paved road. A man walks…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: wide — A dark city sidewalk at night is illuminated by a glowing red pizza sign. Several men in leather jackets…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit interior space with a person seated in a booth. The man turns his head slightly while seated…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: closeup — A dark night setting featuring an out-of-focus urban background with muted ambient lights. A teenage…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: medium — A dark outdoor space at night with a group of young men gathered together. They wear black leather…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: wide — A city street lined with parked cars and multi-story brick apartment buildings at dusk. A group of men in…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: medium — An outdoor urban environment featuring a group of men wearing black leather jackets. One bald man stands…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: medium — A man looks toward the camera while resting in a dimly lit room. He is positioned next to a flat graphic…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: medium — Three young men stand together on a sidewalk in front of brick tenement buildings. They wear matching…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: closeup — An interior space with a metallic green structure visible in the background out of focus. A young man…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: medium — A low-angle view of a diner interior with graphic menu signs on the wall. Two men sit inside as one holds…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: fullbody — A sunny 1970s urban sidewalk with a red vintage car parked on the left. Three people walk in a line…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: medium — A group of six people stand close together in a narrow urban passage. They face the camera with static,…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: medium — A busy urban street with storefronts and pedestrians in the blurred background. A young woman speaks to a…The Wanderers (1979) movie still: wide — A dark city street is obscured by dense fog at night under a streetlamp. Silhouettes of men stand on the…
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The Wanderers — official trailer

What is The Wanderers about?

The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’

Where can you watch The Wanderers?

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What does the cinematography of The Wanderers look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, The Wanderers builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with wide compositions (30%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Michael Chapman keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. 58% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of The Wanderers?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Wanderers (1979) are #100f0e, #352f2c, #544f4c, #d2cec8, #2a1b17, #453931 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #352f2c
  • #544f4c
  • #d2cec8
  • #2a1b17
  • #453931

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