Capote, United Artists and Sony Pictures Classics present an A-Line Pictures/Cooper's Town Productions/Infinity Media production ; directed by Bennett Miller ; screenplay by Dan Futterman ; produced by Caroline Baron ; produced by William Vince and Michael Ohoven
Type
Label
Capote, United Artists and Sony Pictures Classics present an A-Line Pictures/Cooper's Town Productions/Infinity Media production ; directed by Bennett Miller ; screenplay by Dan Futterman ; produced by Caroline Baron ; produced by William Vince and Michael Ohoven
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for some violent images and brief strong language
Main title
Capote
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
United Artists and Sony Pictures Classics present an A-Line Pictures/Cooper's Town Productions/Infinity Media production ; directed by Bennett Miller ; screenplay by Dan Futterman ; produced by Caroline Baron ; produced by William Vince and Michael Ohoven
Runtime
114
Summary
In 1959, Truman Capote was a popular writer for The New Yorker. He learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas. Inspired by the story, Capote and his partner, Harper Lee, travel to the town to do research for an article. However, as Capote digs deeper into the story, he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work, "In Cold Blood." He arranges extensive interviews with the convicted killers, especially with Perry Smith. However, his feelings of compassion for Perry conflicts with his need for closure for his book which only an execution can provide. That conflict and the mixed motives for both interviewer and subject make for a troubling experience that would produce an literary account that would redefine modern non-fiction
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Pellegrino, Mark
- Balaban, Bob
- Ohoven, Michael
- A-Line Pictures
- Danna, Mychael
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Miller, Bennett
- Futterman, Dan, 1967-
- Keener, Catherine
- Clarke, Gerald, 1937-
- Cooper's Town Productions (Firm)
- Collins, Clifton, Jr
- Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
- Vince, William
- Greenwood, Bruce, 1956-
- Baron, Caroline
- Cooper, Chris, 1951-
- Infinity Media (Firm)
- United Artists Corporation
- Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014
Genre
Subject
- DVD-Video discs
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Drama
- Capote, Truman, 1924-1984 -- Drama
- Biographical -- Feature
- Smith, Perry Edward, 1928-1965 -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Crime -- Feature
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Clarke, Gerald, 1937- -- Film adaptations
- Murderers + Interviews -- Drama
Composer
Director
Is Based On
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor20
- Pellegrino, Mark
- Balaban, Bob
- Ohoven, Michael
- A-Line Pictures
- Danna, Mychael
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Miller, Bennett
- Futterman, Dan, 1967-
- Keener, Catherine
- Clarke, Gerald, 1937-
- Cooper's Town Productions (Firm)
- Collins, Clifton, Jr
- Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
- Vince, William
- Greenwood, Bruce, 1956-
- Baron, Caroline
- Cooper, Chris, 1951-
- Infinity Media (Firm)
- United Artists Corporation
- Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014
- Genre7
- Subject12
- DVD-Video discs
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Drama
- Capote, Truman, 1924-1984 -- Drama
- Biographical -- Feature
- Smith, Perry Edward, 1928-1965 -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Crime -- Feature
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Clarke, Gerald, 1937- -- Film adaptations
- Murderers + Interviews -- Drama
- Composer1
- Director1
- Is Based On1