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Capote

"In New York City, he was the ultimate insider. But out here, he was on the outside, looking in."

2005-09-30 Crime 1hr 54m

A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

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A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

  • Released
    2005-09-30
  • Revenue
    $49,327,405
  • Budget
    $7,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 54m
  • Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.3
  • Production
    United Artists, A-Line Pictures, Cooper's Town, Infinity Media, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Crew

Bennett Miller
Director
Dan Futterman
Screenplay
William Vince
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Truman Capote
Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener
Harper Lee
Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.
Perry Smith
Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood
Jack Dunphy
Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban
William Shawn
Mark Pellegrino

Mark Pellegrino
Dick Hickock
Marshall Bell

Marshall Bell
Warden Marshall Krutch
Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan
Marie Dewey
Bess Meyer

Bess Meyer
Linda Murchak
Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper
Alvin Dewey
Allie Mickelson

Allie Mickelson
Laura Kinney
Craig Archibald

Craig Archibald
Christopher
Bronwen Coleman

Bronwen Coleman
Barbara
Kate Shindle

Kate Shindle
Rose
David Wilson Barnes

David Wilson Barnes
Grayson
Michael J. Burg

Michael J. Burg
Williams
Kwesi Ameyaw

Kwesi Ameyaw
Porter
Andrew Farago

Andrew Farago
Car Rental Agent
Kelci Stephenson

Kelci Stephenson
Nancy Clutter
C. Ernst Harth

C. Ernst Harth
Lowell Lee Andrews
Kjartan Hewitt

Kjartan Hewitt
Danny Burke
Nazariy Demkowicz

Nazariy Demkowicz
Paul Dewey

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-07

Actor or mimic or both? Philip Seymour Hoffman certainly delivers a plausible and captivating portrayal of the eponymous acclaimed novelist ... read more

Actor or mimic or both? Philip Seymour Hoffman certainly delivers a plausible and captivating portrayal of the eponymous acclaimed novelist in the late 1950s. He is researching his latest novel when he alights on news of the brutal murder of a Kansas family. Pretty unscrupulously, this rather unfulfilled writer decides this is a rich vein for him to exploit, and so using just about every (legal) means at his disposal manages to ingratiate himself with friends of the victims and then once the police apprehend two suspects, he does the same with Perry Smith (Clifton Collins Jnr.). He intends to use the template of this case and the true nature of the personalities to construct a novel - but one based in fact not fiction. What ensues here is quite a cleverly crafted look at just how the shrewd and intelligent man uses his intellect to manipulate the scenario so as to provide him what what he wants, when he wants it - but it also exposes his slightly controlling character to some fault lines. He begins to form a relationship, of sorts, with his quarry - he has a fondness that compromises his objectivity to his story; the accused serves to begin to humanise this rather aloof and frankly quite arrogant figure. There is a distinct power shift here. It's a tightly cast effort this, with most of the emphasis on the efforts of Hoffman, a strong performance from Collins and a useful supporting contribution from Catherine Keener as the foil/conduit for much of her friend Capote's thoughts and behaviour. The style of the production, the attention to detail and the Mychael Danna score all add to the richness of this, admittedly quite speculative, drama that shines a bit of a light not just into what made this man tick, but also just what made the USA tick too.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Actor or mimic or both? Philip Seymour Hoffman certainly delivers a plausible and captivating portrayal of the eponymous acclaimed novelist in the late 1950s. He is researching his latest novel when he alights on news of the brutal murder o...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-08-07

Actor or mimic or both? Philip Seymour Hoffman certainly delivers a plausible and captivating portrayal of the eponymous acclaimed novelist in the late 1950s. He is researching his latest novel when h...

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