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The Passerby poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.4 / 100
1982·Drama·1h 50m

THE PASSERBY

Max Baumstein is a reputable businessman who founded an international organization fighting against violations of human rights. Why would he commit an act that apparently negates the principles he has striven for so long to uphold? As he is tried for first-degree murder for killing a Paraguayan ambassador in cold blood, he reveals a secret about himself that he kept hidden from his wife Lina. His act is the conclusion of a struggle that started many decades earlier in his childhood...

Above the Line
Jacques Rouffio·DirectorJacques Rouffio·ScreenplayJacques Kirsner·ScreenplayJean Penzer·Director of PhotographyGeorges Delerue·Original Music ComposerAnna Ruiz·Editor
Cast
Romy Schneider·Elsa Wiener / Lina BaumsteinMichel Piccoli·Max BaumsteinHelmut Griem·Michel WienerDominique Labourier·Charlotte MaupasGérard Klein·Maurice BouillardMathieu Carrière·Ruppert von Leggaert / Federico LogoJacques Martin·MarcelWendelin Werner·Young Max BaumsteinMarcel Bozonnet·MercierChristiane Cohendy·Helene Nolin
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 2
Jacques Rouffio·DirectorClaire Denis·First Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Jacques Rouffio·ScreenplayJacques Kirsner·ScreenplayJoseph Kessel·Novel
Camera· 1
Jean Penzer·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Anna Ruiz·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Georges Delerue·Original Music ComposerWilliam Robert Sivel·Sound Designer
Art & Design· 5
Jean-Jacques Caziot·Art DirectionCatherine Leterrier·Costume DesignElisabeth Tavernier·Costume DesignJean-Jacques Caziot·Production DesignHans Jürgen Kiebach·Production Design
Production· 5
Jean Kerchner·Executive ProducerRaymond Danon·ProducerArtur Brauner·ProducerRalph Baum·Executive ProducerDominique Besnehard·Casting
By the Numbers
67.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
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 The Passerby's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Romantic, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a black and white portrait of a woman with curly hair, looking directly forward, against a bright yellow background. Her head and upper tors”

romancedrama
Key Elements
EarringsRuffled Collar
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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