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Witness In The City (1959)

Directed by Édouard Molinaro · Cinematography by Henri Decaë

89 min54 frames

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Witness In The City (1959) movie still: wide — A dark, overcast day at a set of railway tracks with overhead power lines. A train approaches from…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: medium — A confined train car vestibule with metal grab bars and dark interior walls. A man in a dark suit…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: wide — A dark night plaza is illuminated by harsh streetlights at the edges. Two men stand beside parked…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: medium — A crowded subway station featuring tiled walls and signage regarding automatic ticket turnstiles. A…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: wide — A night view of a Paris street featuring a vertical neon sign reading Pigalle. Several vintage cars…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: medium — A dimly lit interior space is illuminated primarily by two tall burning candles. A man in a suit…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: medium — A dark, empty city street at night illuminated by distant streetlights. A man in a trench coat…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: wide — A wide set of stone stairs descends toward a building with arched doorways. A man in a light coat…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: wide — A night scene in a park featuring a illuminated gazebo casting long sharp shadows. A solitary person…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: closeup — A dark environment provides no background detail, focusing entirely on the hawk's profile. The…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: medium — Two men sit inside the front cabin of a vehicle at night. A long road with blurred streetlights is…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: wide — A spacious 1960s communication center featuring a long, angular desk with multiple telephone…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: medium — A dark night street is illuminated by car headlights in a city environment. A man in light clothing…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: medium — A street corner in Paris features a cafe with the name Yeyette Bar painted. A man in a light…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: medium — A dark booth with floral fabric upholstery sits in a classic diner setting. A man and a woman share…Witness In The City (1959) movie still: fullbody — A dark, fog-filled park path is lined with vertical trees and illuminated by streetlamps. A lone…
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What is Witness In The City about?

Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.

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What does the cinematography of Witness In The City look like?

Across 54 sampled frames, Witness In The City builds its coverage from medium shots (44% of the sample), with wide compositions (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Henri Decaë keeps 70% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 78% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 65% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Witness In The City?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Witness In The City (1959) are #040404, #303030, #8f8f8f, #6a6a6a, #cccccc, #f9f9f9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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