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Confessions of an Opium Eater poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 61.5 / 100
1962·Crime / Drama / Mystery·1h 25m

CONFESSIONS OF AN OPIUM EATER

“Take one daring step beyond the threshold of your own imagination.”

Vincent Price stars in this early '60s adaptation of Thomas De Quincey's thriller about an opium addict trying to solve a mystery in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Above the Line
Albert Zugsmith·DirectorThomas De Quincey·WriterRobert Hill·WriterJoseph F. Biroc·Director of PhotographyRoy V. Livingston·Editor
Cast
Vincent Price·Gilbert De QuinceyLinda Ho·Ruby LowRichard Loo·George WahJune Kyoto Lu·LotusPhilip Ahn·Ching FoonYvonne Moray·Sing-song girlTerence de Marney·Scrawny manJohn Fujioka·AuctioneerAngelo Rossitto·Newspaper BoyVictor Sen Yung·Wing Young
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Albert Zugsmith·Director
Writing· 2
Thomas De Quincey·WriterRobert Hill·Writer
Camera· 1
Joseph F. Biroc·Director of Photography
Editing· 3
Roy V. Livingston·EditorEdward Curtiss·EditorRobert S. Eisen·Editor
Art & Design· 1
Eugène Lourié·Production Design
Production· 1
Albert Zugsmith·Producer
By the Numbers
61.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
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 Confessions of an Opium Eater's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#D4A017
#800080
Mood
Dark, Mysterious
Composition
Centered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster features a man with a dark mustache and hat, holding a long pipe with a bowl at the end. To the left, there is a small, framed image of several”

Key Elements
PipeFramed ImageHat
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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