Synopsis
A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".
Capote (2005) is a 1h 54min crime feature film by Bennett Miller. A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood". Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Chris Cooper, Catherine Keener, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Kenner, Clifton Collins Jr., Bruce Greenwood, Bob Balaban, Mark Pellegrino
Original language
English
First release
September 30, 2005 (Canada)
Production companies
COLUMBIA PICTURES CORPORATION, EAGLE VISION, United Artists
Based on
Capote, In Cold Blood
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actor, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
Kansas
Filming locations
Winnipeg, Malibu, University of Toronto
Crew
Screenplay
Dan Futterman
Producer
Caroline Baron, Michael Ohoven, William Vince
Cinematography
Adam Kimmel
Editing
Christopher Tellefsen
Music
Mychael Danna
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Canada | September 30, 2005 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 30, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 3, 2006 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 3, 2006 |
| Streaming | Switzerland | February 17, 2006 |
| Theatrical | Italy | February 17, 2006 |
| Streaming | Poland | February 17, 2006 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | February 23, 2006 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | February 24, 2006 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | February 24, 2006 |
| Streaming | Czech Republic | March 2, 2006 |
| Theatrical | Germany | March 2, 2006 |
| Theatrical | Greece | March 2, 2006 |
| Theatrical | France | March 8, 2006 |
| Streaming | Hungary | April 6, 2006 |
| Streaming | Austria | April 14, 2006 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | May 25, 2006 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Bennett Miller |
| Cast | Chris Cooper, Catherine Keener (Harper Lee), Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Kenner, Clifton Collins Jr. (Perry Smith), Bruce Greenwood (Jack Dunphy), Bob Balaban (William Shawn), Mark Pellegrino (Dick Hickock), Marshall Bell (Warden Marshall Krutch), Amy Ryan (Marie Dewey), Bess Meyer (Linda Murchak), Allie Mickelson (Laura Kinney), Craig Archibald (Christopher), Bronwen Coleman (Barbara), Kate Shindle (Rose), David Wilson Barnes (Grayson), Michael J. Burg (Williams), Kwesi Ameyaw (Porter), Andrew Farago (Car Rental Agent), Kelci Stephenson (Nancy Clutter), C. Ernst Harth (Lowell Lee Andrews), Kjartan Hewitt (Danny Burke), Nazariy Demkowicz (Paul Dewey), Ken Krotowich (Courthouse Guard), R.D. Reid (Roy Church), Rob McLaughlin (Harold Nye (as Robert McLaughlin)), Harry Nelken (Sheriff Walter Sanderson), Jon Ted Wynne (Journalist), Christopher Read (Journalist), Jonathan Barrett (Journalist), Edward Sutton (Old Man), John Warkentin (Warren Hotel Desk Clerk), Avery Tiplady (Alvin Dewey Jr.), John Destry (Pete Holt), Araby Lockhart (Dorothy Sanderson), John Maclaren (Judge Roland Tate), Olie Alto (Franklin Weeks), Adam Kimmel (Richard Avedon), Jeremy Dangerfield (Jury Foreman), David Rakoff (Ben Baron), Robert Huculak (NY Reporter), James Durham (Young Prison Guard), Will Woytowich (Cruiser), Wayne Nicklas (Row Guard), Jason Love (Row Guard), Norman Armour (Literary Enthusiast), Manfred Maretzki (Herb Clutter), Miriam Smith (Bonnie Clutter), Philip Lockwood (Kenyon Clutter), Marina Stephenson Kerr (Operator (voice)), Jim Shepard (Chaplain), Tiffany Lyndall-Knight (Gloria Guiness (uncredited)), Michelle Harrison (Babe Paley (uncredited)), Hedwig Herzog (Sophie Clutter (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Dan Futterman |
| Producer | Caroline Baron, Michael Ohoven, William Vince |
| Executive producer | Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| Cinematography | Adam Kimmel |
| Editing | Christopher Tellefsen |
| Music | Mychael Danna |
| Production design | Jess Gonchor |
| Costumes | Kasia Walicka Maimone |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
