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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.9 / 100
1953·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 25m

SPLIT SECOND

“Steel Your Nerves! Here's excitement that will smash them!”

Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.

Above the Line
Dick Powell·DirectorWilliam Bowers·ScreenplayIrving Wallace·ScreenplayNicholas Musuraca·Director of PhotographyRoy Webb·Original Music ComposerRobert Ford·Editor
Cast
Stephen McNally·Sam HurleyAlexis Smith·Kay GarvenJan Sterling·Dorothy 'Dottie' ValeKeith Andes·Larry FlemingArthur Hunnicutt·Asa TremainePaul Kelly·Bart MooreRobert Paige·Arthur AshtonRichard Egan·Doctor Neal GarvenFrank De Kova·Dummy
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 3
Dick Powell·DirectorFred Fleck·Assistant DirectorNate D. Slott·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
William Bowers·ScreenplayChester Erskine·StoryIrving Wallace·StoryIrving Wallace·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Nicholas Musuraca·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Robert Ford·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Roy Webb·Original Music ComposerClem Portman·SoundFrank McWhorter·Sound
Art & Design· 5
Jack Okey·Art DirectionAlbert S. D'Agostino·Art DirectionDarrell Silvera·Set DecorationJack Mills·Set DecorationMel Berns·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Edmund Grainger·ProducerLowell J. Farrell·Unit Production ManagerCliff P. Broughton·Production Supervisor
Other Departments· 1
Larry Germain·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
71.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Split Second's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8B0A0A
#FFFFFF
#3A3A3A
Mood
Intense, Action Packed
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for 'Split Second' features a large group of Asian men and women, primarily in business attire, against a red and white background with a circu”

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Key Elements
PistolGun
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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