Truman Capote's In cold blood / Columbia Pictures ; written for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks.

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A hard-hitting docu-drama about two ex-cons who ruthlessly murder a Kansas family in 1959 in order to steal their non-existent stash of money. Based on the novel by Truman Capote.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:In cold blood (Motion picture : 1967)
Criterion collection ; 781.
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Brooks, Richard, 1912-1992 (Film director, Screenwriter)
Blake, Robert, 1933-2023 (Actor)
Forsythe, John, 1918-2010 (Actor)
Wilson, Scott, 1942-2018 (Actor)
Corey, Jeff, 1914-2002 (Actor)
Stewart, Paul, 1908-1986 (Actor)
O'Loughlin, Gerald S. (Actor)
Geer, Will (Actor)
Hall, Conrad (director of photography.)
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Edition:Two-DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 781.
Subjects:
Capote, Truman, > 1924-1984 > Film adaptations.
Hickock, Richard Eugene, > 1931-1965 > Drama.
Smith, Perry Edward, > 1928-1965 > Drama.
Murder > Kansas > Drama.
Criminals > Drama.
Crime films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Crime films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet.
Variant Title:
In cold blood.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A hard-hitting docu-drama about two ex-cons who ruthlessly murder a Kansas family in 1959 in order to steal their non-existent stash of money. Based on the novel by Truman Capote.
Note:Based on the book by Truman Capote.
DVD release of the 1967 motion picture.
Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio).
Special features: new interview with cinematographer John Bailey about director of photography Conrad Hall's work in the film; new interview with film historian Bobbie O'Steen on the film's editing; new interview with film critic and jazz historian Gary Giddins about Quincy Jones's music for the film; new interview with writer Douglass K. Daniel on director Richard Brooks; interview with Brooks from a 1988 episode of the French television series Cinéma cinemas; With Love from Truman, a short 1966 documentary featuring novelist Truman Capote, directed by Albert and David Maysles; two archival NBC interviews with Capote: one following the author on a 1966 visit to Holcomb, Kansas, and the other conducted by Barbara Walters in 1967; trailer.
Accompanied by a leaflet featuring an essay, "Structuring the real", by critic Chris Fujiwara.
Call Number:PS3505.A59 I52 2015 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:1681430657
9781681430652
Credits:Director of photography, Conrad Hall ; editor, Peter Zinner ; music, Quincy Jones.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; region 1 ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Jeff Corey, Paul Stewart, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Will Geer.