Director of photography Jack Cardiff drew inspiration for his shots from the great painters; he experimented with the tones of Vincent van Gogh, for example, or the reds and greens from Rembrandt. In her British Film Guide book on this film, Sarah Smith quotes Cardiff, who explained the influence of Johannes Vermeer and Caravaggio: "They both lit with very simple light. Many painters did, but with Vermeer and Michelangelo da Caravaggio you were very conscious of it; they really used the shadows. Caravaggio would just have one sweeping light over everything so that you were aware of the single light." The resulting lighting was unusual for Technicolor movies of the time and initially caused concern for Technicolor consultant Natalie Kalmus. She, however, grew to appreciate the look Cardiff was creating once she saw the initial rushes.

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