Vertigo (1958)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Cinematography by Robert Burks
PG128 min65 frames
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Alfred Hitchcock engulfs you in a whirlpool of terror and tension!
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What is Vertigo about?
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Vertigo is a 1958 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D'entre les morts by Boileau-Narcejac, with a screenplay by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor. The film stars James Stewart as a former San Francisco police detective who has retired after an incident in the line of duty caused him to develop an extreme fear of heights, accompanied by vertigo. He is hired as a private investigator to report on the strange behavior of an acquaintance's wife.
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What does the cinematography of Vertigo look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, Vertigo builds its coverage from medium shots (34% of the sample), with wide compositions (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Robert Burks keeps 42% of it in soft, low-key light. 40% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1950s.
What is the color palette of Vertigo?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Vertigo (1958) are #312e2d, #49362e, #534f4d, #100f10, #d2d0cb, #ab978e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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