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The White Sheik (1952)

Directed by Federico Fellini · Cinematography by Arturo Gallea

83 min63 frames

ComedyRomance

A Very Funny Picture by Federico Fellini

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The White Sheik (1952) movie still: medium — A diverse group of circus performers in costume stands gathered in a bright, outdoor field. An elderly…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: wide — A long, shadowed stone hallway features tall arched ceilings and stacks of discarded papers. A man in a…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: closeup — A stone colonnade and a central fountain stand in the background of a plaza. A man in a hat and trench…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: closeup — A dark office setting with an out-of-focus background of filing cabinets or shelves. A man with round…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: medium — A man stands in a city square in front of a classical stone building. He stares directly at the camera…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: medium — A woman stands behind a wooden lattice window frame in a dim room. She leans forward looking out from…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor setting with the subject positioned against a shadow-filled backdrop. A woman in a…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: medium — A long stone-walled corridor with an arched ceiling and a wooden file cabinet nearby. A man wearing a…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: medium — A stone statue stands against an empty, overcast sky background. The figure wears a long robe and…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: wide — A stone embankment wall rises above a dark river under a concrete arch bridge. A solitary woman in an…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: medium — A woman stands on the deck of a sailboat under a white sail. She looks toward the sky with her head…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: establishing — A vast expanse of ocean is captured from a low, tilted angle at sea level. Fluffy clouds drift…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: medium — A cluttered room features a wooden cabinet and a desk with scattered papers. A man in a trench coat…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: medium — A sandy shore contains a group of people sitting near a tall wooden ladder. The main man sits in the…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: medium — A classic 1940s interior space featuring furniture and decorative items in the background. A woman…The White Sheik (1952) movie still: wide — A calm, vast ocean extends to a flat horizon line under an overcast sky. A small single-masted sailboat…
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The White Sheik — official trailer

What is The White Sheik about?

In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.

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What does the cinematography of The White Sheik look like?

Across 61 sampled frames, The White Sheik builds its coverage from medium shots (57% of the sample), with wide compositions (16%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Arturo Gallea keeps 38% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 62% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of The White Sheik?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The White Sheik (1952) are #030303, #6f6f6f, #8c8c8c, #303030, #fafafa, #454545 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #030303
  • #6f6f6f
  • #8c8c8c
  • #303030
  • #fafafa
  • #454545

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