The Bone Collector (1999)
“Right now, this serial killer could be looking at his next victim.”
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Phillip Noyce, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Denzel Washington
as Lincoln Rhyme
Angelina Jolie
as Amelia Donaghy
Queen Latifah
as Thelma
Michael Rooker
as Captain Howard Cheney
Michael McGlone
as Detective Kenny Solomon
路易斯·古兹曼
as Eddie Ortiz
Leland Orser
as Richard Thompson
John Benjamin Hickey
as Dr. Barry Lehman
Bobby Cannavale
as Steve, Amelia's Boyfriend
Ed O'Neill
as Detective Paulie Sellitto
Richard Zeman
as Lieutenant Carl Hanson
Olivia Birkelund
as Lindsay RubinCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 118 min |
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