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Union City (1980)

Directed by Marcus Reichert · Cinematography by Edward Lachman

PG87 min57 frames

ComedyDramaMystery

A story of murder and paranoia

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Union City

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Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A dark office setting with minimal environmental detail visible in the shadows. A man in a white dress shirt…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A small room features blue-painted walls and a shelving unit packed with stacked dishes. A young woman in a…Union City (1980) movie still: closeup — An interior hallway features dark surfaces and a warm-lit wall. A man stands in the foreground looking…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a dimly lit space in front of a mirror. She adjusts an earring while yellow flowers sit…Union City (1980) movie still: wide — A vacant lot sits before a large apartment building with a promotional construction poster. Several people…Union City (1980) movie still: wide — A nighttime street corner features a brick building with illuminated glass block windows. A man wearing a long…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A dimly lit narrow corridor features wood-paneled walls and a single glowing wall sconce. Two men in…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — Two men stand closely inside a small, panelled space with a numbered floor indicator. The man in the hat…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A man slumps against an orange wall in a dimly lit hallway. The floor features a classic diamond-pattern…Union City (1980) movie still: closeup — A dark, flat surface holds a jar of Nivea cream and a Powder Mitt box. Horizontal slats of light cut across…Union City (1980) movie still: wide — A brick apartment building exterior at night with an open door at the top. Two men converse while one stands…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A man stands outdoors at night in front of a dark chain link fence. The background is out of focus and dimly…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A person sleeps in a bed with dark blue linens and a wooden headboard. Warm light cuts across the headboard…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A wooden vanity top holds scattered makeup containers and a hand mirror. A plush brown floral-patterned…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a doorway between a blue room and a green room. She is positioned against the blue wall…Union City (1980) movie still: medium — A dark, blurred hallway provides a framed view of an individual standing near a doorway. The person holds a…
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What is Union City about?

A 1950s accountant with a restless wife grows paranoid after hiding a milk thief's corpse next door.

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What does the cinematography of Union City look like?

Across 57 sampled frames, Union City builds its coverage from medium shots (67% of the sample), with close-ups (23%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Edward Lachman keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. 65% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 89% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Union City?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Union City (1980) are #120e0d, #312c2d, #261713, #4c332b, #d4d3cd, #ad8d72 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #120e0d
  • #312c2d
  • #261713
  • #4c332b
  • #d4d3cd
  • #ad8d72

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