The White Buffalo (1977)
Directed by J. Lee Thompson · Cinematography by Paul Lohmann
PG97 min110 frames
WesternAdventureAction
Two legendary enemies unite to fight the charging white beast!!
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What is The White Buffalo about?
In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in a dream. Hickok moves through a variety of uniquely authentic western locations - dim, filthy, makeshift taverns; freezing, slaughterhouse-like frontier towns and beautifully desolate high country - before improbably teaming up with a young Crazy Horse to pursue the creature.
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What does the cinematography of The White Buffalo look like?
Across 109 sampled frames, The White Buffalo builds its coverage from medium shots (60% of the sample), with close-ups (18%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Paul Lohmann keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 47% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 76% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1800s.
What is the color palette of The White Buffalo?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The White Buffalo (1977) are #342f2b, #545048, #52493a, #483a2f, #8d7156, #161311 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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