The Dynamic Frame: Camera Movement in Classical Hollywood

6.x1 Passage to Marseille

Continuing the silent-era tradition of the go-anywhere camera, some Hollywood filmmakers delighted in elaborate shots that offered the thrill of discovering the unknown or forbidden. In this example from Passage to Marseille, the camera cranes above the action to locate a prisoner alone in his cell. For silent-era examples of the "go-anywhere" camera, see The Crowd (1.11), The Eagle (1.x12), and 7th Heaven (1.x14).

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