Carlito's Way Movie Barcode

1993 · dir. Brian De Palma · 145 min · 2.39:1 · crime

Amber / Red palette · Dark · 323 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 145 minutes of Carlito's Way into a single image: every shot is averaged to one colour and laid down as a vertical stripe, left to right, opening frame to end credits. Directed by Brian De Palma in 1993 and framed at 2.39:1, the crime palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.