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Capote (2005) -- Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.
Capote (2005) -- Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.
Capote (2005) -- Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.
Capote (2005) -- Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.
Capote (2005) -- Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.

Overview

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Director:
Bennett Miller
Writers (WGA):
Dan Futterman (screenplay)
Gerald Clarke (book)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 February 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 44 wins & 43 nominations more
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(144 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Allie Mickelson ... Laura Kinney

Kelci Stephenson ... Nancy Clutter

Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Truman Capote

Craig Archibald ... Christopher
Bronwen Coleman ... Barbara

Kate Shindle ... Rose
David Wilson Barnes ... Grayson

Michael J. Burg ... Williams (as Michael J. Berg)

Catherine Keener ... Nelle Harper Lee

Kwesi Ameyaw ... Porter
Andrew Farago ... Car Rental Agent
Ken Krotowich ... Courthouse Guard

Chris Cooper ... Alvin Dewey
R.D. Reid ... Roy Church
Rob McLaughlin ... Harold Nye (as Robert Mclaughlin)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Капоте (Russia) [ru]
Capote (Brazil) [pt]
Capote (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Capote (Poland) [pl]
Capote (Germany) [de]
Truman Capote (Spain) [es]
Truman Capote (Greece) [el]
Truman Capote (France) [fr]
Truman Capote - A sangue freddo (Italy) [it]
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violent images and brief strong language.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
114 min | Canada:110 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Canada | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:M | UK:15 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIB | USA:R (certificate #41953) | France:U | Sweden:11 | Iceland:16 | Hungary:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more
Company:
A-Line Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The James Baldwin novel referred to by Truman Capote in the opening party scene as a "problem novel" is "Another Country". more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: A Close-up of a photograph in the newspaper Capote is reading shows it to be diffusion-dithered. It should be half-toned, the way all papers of the time printed their photographs. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Laura Kinney: Hello? Nancy?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Joey: Joey and the Actors Studio (#2.20)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Butcher Boy more

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114 out of 162 people found the following comment useful.
Conjuring Capote, 2 October 2005
10/10
Author: ilene from Los Angeles, CA

Brilliant portrayals are chilling. Philip Seymour Hoffman's invocation of the essence of Truman Capote is mesmerizing. I suspect that most of the readers on websites such as these may not have stored memories of Capote in the 60's. An unlikely media darling, I vividly recall his flaunting gay affectations and cosmopolitan barbs. Hoffman's detailed and incisive performance implores, "And the Oscar goes to........"

Beyond his performance is a riveting and eerie story directed with flawless craft and impressive restraint. It is a film that left me sitting and discussing its nuances and its depth, until the theater's lights flickered to oust me. The film surrounds the time when Capote wrote "In Cold Blood," a book nearly everyone read in the late 60's, its title seeming obvious. This latest movie inserts Capote into the original crimes that inspired "In Cold Blood" and challenges us to revisit that title.

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