i mean i know its 59 but still he made i think 6 movies before that...that were in color
shareI asked why on Google but I didn't find much of a good answer; all my guess can be is to give it a stark, contrasting courtroom feel to it, if it in color, it would not have that edge that the movie obviously has.
"Inherit the Wind"..another courtroom drama filmed in B&W.
"I promise you, before I die I'll surely come to your doorstep"
I always thought it was filmed in black and white to give the film a darker tone to the story being presented.
shareWell there's that...and there's also the fact that black and white movies were still being made well into the 70's, so just because they'd had color since 1925 when they tinted The Unholy Three, it doesn't mean that it was required for ALL movies, particularly good ones to likewise be made in color. How about Psycho in black and white in 1960? Or Night of the Living Dead in 1968? Or The Last Picture Show in '71?
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Raging Bull 1980
Schindler's List 1993
Ed Wood 1994
The Good German 2006
all made by directors who made pleanty of movies in color before making these movies.
Preminger also made more movies after this one in black and white.
Somebody asked why Stewart made this movie in black and white. He didn't; Otto Preminger did. The actor doesn't usually tell the director what medium to use. And Preminger's choice was excellent. In a courtroom drama where we must weigh the evidence, everything is in shades of gray. Preminger emphasized that notion by shooting in "shades of gray."
share"In a courtroom drama where we must weigh the evidence, everything is in shades of gray. Preminger emphasized that notion by shooting in "shades of gray."
Great answer....It certainly worked IMO
"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five."
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Another one in black and white was the "Misfits" (1961).
shareManhattan, 1979 (Woody Allen)
shareSin City (2005)
They definitely squeezed the dramatic effect out of that one.
Aesthetically, it's one of the coolest films I've ever seen: the B & W cinematography with its beautifully composed shots, the tight editing and of course, Duke Ellington's score. I can't imagine it in colour, as I can't imagine it with another music or actors.
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I havent read reasons for why directors make black and white movies but I make assumptions from my philosophy background.
The reason for making black and white movies is that Black and white belongs to other realm with Color. Black and white is taken as serious, realistic, noir, dark, dark-humor. Color then again refers to optimism and happiness. Hippies weared colors in order to manifest the colourfull life, instead a boring conservative fake-smile life with 2.3 kids and 1.2 cars.
Black is: sad, catholic, nihilistic, realistic, con-servative, platonic.
Colors are: happy, protestantic, sensible, idealistic, democratic, Heraclitean.
Filming Anatomy in color would have added nothing to the movie.
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I wouldn't have it any other way.
In Harm's Way (1965) another Preminger film, was also made in B/W...by that time, colour was generally the norm on film; some stories, however, are better suited in B/W...Tora Tora Tora would have been Outstanding in B/W for example IMO
shareGotta disagree on "Tora". Too many great action/aerial scenes that wouldn't sparkle in B&W. Maybe for just the documentary, talky parts? BTW I LIKE B&W where appropriate.
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