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The Claim poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 49.6 / 100
2000·Drama / Romance / Western·2h

THE CLAIM

“Everything has a price.”

A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming back to haunt him. A surveyor and his crew scouts the town as a location for a new railroad line and a young woman suddenly appears in the town and is evidently the man's daughter.

Above the Line
Michael Winterbottom·DirectorFrank Cottrell Boyce·ScreenplayThomas Hardy·NovelAlwin H. Küchler·Director of PhotographyMichael Nyman·Original Music ComposerTrevor Waite·Editor
Cast
Peter Mullan·Daniel DillonMilla Jovovich·LuciaWes Bentley·Donald DalglishNastassja Kinski·Elena BurnSarah Polley·Hope BurnShirley Henderson·AnnieJulian Richings·Francis BellangerSean McGinley·SweetleyTom McCamus·BurnDuncan Frasier·Crocker
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Michael Winterbottom·DirectorKaren Bédard·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Frank Cottrell Boyce·ScreenplayThomas Hardy·Novel
Camera· 1
Alwin H. Küchler·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Trevor Waite·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Michael Nyman·Original Music ComposerRicky Butt·Foley ArtistPeter Gleaves·ADR MixerBen Barker·Foley Editor
Art & Design· 5
Ken Rempel·Production DesignMark Tildesley·Production DesignJoanne Hansen·Costume DesignPaul Healy·Set DecorationJennifer Bannister·Art Department Coordinator
Production· 12
Andrew Eaton·ProducerAndrea Calderwood·Executive ProducerMartin Katz·Executive ProducerAlexis Lloyd·Executive ProducerMark Shivas·Executive ProducerDavid M. Thompson·Executive ProducerKerry Barden·CastingBilly Hopkins·CastingSuzanne Smith Crowley·CastingWendy Brazington·CastingDouglas Berquist·Co-ProducerAnita Overland·Line Producer
Other Departments· 3
Kirk Jarrett·Stunt CoordinatorDusty Bews·StuntsGuy Bews·Stunts
By the Numbers
49.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
62%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$669K
ROI -97%
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 Claim's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#000000
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Mood
Dramatic, Intense, Historical
Composition
Layered
Era
Early 2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster for 'The Claim' is divided into two main sections. The top section features three individuals: a man with a beard and dark hair in the center, flanke”

dramawesternhistorical
Key Elements
BuildingsSmokeFireSnow
Atmosphere
Golden, Gritty, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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