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Time to Kill poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 59.6 / 100
1989·Drama / War·1h 50m

TIME TO KILL

“An innocent man just went over the edge of reason.”

During the invasion of Ethiopia in 1936, a wounded Italian soldier ends up stranded in the desert after a truck wreck. He makes his way to the nearest army hospital, losing his sanity in the process.

Above the Line
Giuliano Montaldo·DirectorGiuliano Montaldo·ScreenplayFurio Scarpelli·ScreenplayBlasco Giurato·Director of PhotographyEnnio Morricone·Original Music ComposerAlfredo Muschietti·Editor
Cast
Nicolas Cage·Enrico SilvestriRicky Tognazzi·MarioPatrice-Flora Praxo·MariamGianluca Favilla·Autista di EnricoGeorges Claisse·TiberiRobert Liensol·JoannesGiancarlo Giannini·Il MaggioreVittorio Amandola·CerioniPao Pei Andreoli·Troops' MascotMario Mazzarotto·Army Clerk
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 2
Giuliano Montaldo·DirectorVera Pescarolo·Co-Director
Writing· 5
Giuliano Montaldo·ScreenplayFurio Scarpelli·ScreenplayGiacomo Scarpelli·ScreenplayPaolo Virzì·ScreenplayEnnio Flaiano·Novel
Camera· 1
Blasco Giurato·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Alfredo Muschietti·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Ennio Morricone·Original Music ComposerDaniel Brisseau·Sound
Art & Design· 4
Elisabetta Montaldo·Costume DesignDavide Bassan·Production DesignFranco Fumagalli·Set DecorationLivia Borgognoni·Assistant Production Design
Production· 6
Leo Pescarolo·ProducerGuido De Laurentiis·ProducerRita Forzano·CastingClaudio Gaeta·Line ProducerGuido De Laurentiis·Production ManagerGian Carlo Bertelli·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
59.6
OF 100
Master Score
5.1
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Time to Kill's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Suspenseful, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage movie poster features a man in a green suit and hat holding a pistol, looking to the right. Below him, a woman with red hair in a dark dress looks dow”

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Key Elements
PistolHat
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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