White Heat (1949)
Directed by Raoul Walsh · Cinematography by Sidney Hickox
Approved114 min63 frames
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What is White Heat about?
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
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What does the cinematography of White Heat look like?
Across 63 sampled frames, White Heat builds its coverage from medium shots (60% of the sample), with close-ups (19%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Sidney Hickox keeps 62% of it in soft, low-key light. 56% 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 1940s.
What is the color palette of White Heat?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of White Heat (1949) are #020202, #8f8f8f, #303030, #cbcbcb, #6a6a6a, #4a4a4a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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