One Armed Swordsman Movie Barcode

1967 · dir. Chang Cheh · 111 min · 2.35:1 · action

Amber / Blue palette · Dark · 321 stripes

This movie barcode compresses all 111 minutes of One Armed Swordsman 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 Chang Cheh in 1967 and framed at 2.35:1, the action palette shows up as bands of colour you can read at a glance.