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Thieves Like Us (1974)

Directed by Robert Altman · Cinematography by Jean Boffety

R123 min54 frames

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Robbing 36 banks was easy. Watch what happens when they hit the 37th.

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Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: wide — A rural expanse features a green sloping pasture bordered by a dark treeline. Two men in straw hats and…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: establishing — An abandoned, weathered wooden church with a bell tower stands in a grassy field. Bare trees and…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: medium — A man stands in an open, grassy field under an overcast, gray sky. He wears a bucket hat and denim…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: medium — The interior of a vintage 1940s automobile is visible through the windshield. Three men are seated…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: wide — A narrow road is flanked by dark dense woods under a low-light night sky. A dark sedan approaches from…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: fullbody — A green wooden porch serves as the setting for two men relaxing. Both men sit in wooden rocking…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: wide — A dark vintage automobile drives down a narrow dirt road surrounded by dense woods. The car kicks up a…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: medium — A man and woman sit inside the front seats of a moving car. Reflections of a blue neon sign are visible…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: medium — A dark, wood-paneled room furnished with vintage 1930s decor and patterned wallpaper. Three men sit…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: establishing — An alleyway bordered by high brick warehouse walls leads toward a multi-story masonry building.…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: medium — A partially enclosed wooden porch area shows two distinct partitioned sections with textured walls. Two…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: medium — A man stands in an open area under a grey, overcast sky with leafless trees. He looks toward the…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: medium — A 1940s living room features floral patterned wallpaper and a window with lace curtains. A man in a…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: wide — An overcast day in a rural landscape with sparse grass and leafless trees. Two men wearing straw hats and…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: fullbody — A vintage 1930s grey coupe drives along a blurred country road. A person drives the vehicle across a…Thieves Like Us (1974) movie still: medium — A vintage maroon car interior shows a woman sitting in the driver seat. She holds a glass bottle in her…
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What is Thieves Like Us about?

Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of them falls in love while they plan a final heist before going their separate ways.

Thieves Like Us is a 1974 American crime film, set in the United States of the 1930s. It was directed by Robert Altman and starred Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Edward Anderson, which also supplied source material for the 1948 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray. The Altman film sticks much closer to the book. The supporting cast includes Louise Fletcher and Tom Skerritt.

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What does the cinematography of Thieves Like Us look like?

Sampled across 53 frames, the coverage of Thieves Like Us leans on medium shots (47% of the sample) and wide compositions (32%). Cinematographer Jean Boffety keeps 68% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 66% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 57% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Thieves Like Us?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Thieves Like Us (1974) are #332f2b, #54514b, #4c4939, #887a6e, #928e86, #74726a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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