Once Upon a Time in America Movie Barcode
1984 · dir. Sergio Leone · 229 min · 1.85:1 · crime
Amber / Gold palette · Very dark · 322 stripes
This movie barcode compresses all 229 minutes of Once Upon a Time in America 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 Sergio Leone in 1984 and framed at 1.85:1, the crime palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.
About this filmv
This epic follows Jewish gangsters in New York City over several decades of their lives. It deals with lost love, betrayal, and the fading memory of the American dream. The visuals use warm, sepia tones for the past and a colder, starker blue for the later years.
Key colours
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Film details
- Release year
- 1984
- Director
- Sergio Leone
- Runtime
- 229 min
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85:1
- Average shot
- 6.8s
- Genre
- crime
Categories
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