Capote

Capote

Director: Bennett Miller Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
, Clifton Collins Jr.
Clifton Collins Jr.
, Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener
, Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper
Bennett Miller
Capote

Capote

Director: Bennett Miller Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman
, Clifton Collins Jr.
Clifton Collins Jr.
, Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener
, Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper
Bennett Miller

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Overview

The creation of one of the most memorable books of the 1960s -- and the impact the writing and research would have on its author -- is explored in this drama based on a true story. In 1959, Truman Capote (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) was a critically acclaimed novelist who had earned a small degree of celebrity for his work when he read a short newspaper item about a multiple murder in a small Kansas town. For some reason, the story fascinated Capote, and he asked William Shawn (Bob Balaban), his editor at The New Yorker, to let him write a piece about the case. Capote had long believed that in the right hands, a true story could be molded into a tale as compelling as any fiction, and he believed this event, in which the brutal and unimaginable was visited upon a community where it was least expected, could be just the right material. Capote traveled to Kansas with his close friend Harper Lee (Catherine Keener), herself becoming a major literary figure with the success of To Kill a Mockingbird, and while Capote's effete and mannered personal style stuck out like a sore thumb in Kansas, in time he gained the trust of Alvin Dewey (Chris Cooper), the Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent investigating the murder of the Clutter family, and with his help Capote's magazine piece grew into a full-length book. Capote also became familiar with the petty criminals who killed the Clutter family, Dick Hickock (Mark Pellegrino) and Perry Smith (Clifton Collins Jr.), and in Smith he found a troubling kindred spirit more like himself than he wanted to admit. After attaining a sort of friendship with Smith under the assumption that the man would be executed before the book was ever published, Capote finds himself forced to directly confront the moral implications of his actions with regards to both his role in the man's death, and the way that he would be remembered. Capote also co-stars Bruce Greenwood as Capote's longtime companion Jack Dunphy, and Amy Ryan as Mary Dewey, Alvin's wife who became a confidante of Capote's.

Product Details

Release Date: 10/09/2012
UPC: 0883904274070
Original Release: 2005
Rating: R
Source: Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:54:00

Special Features

Closed Caption; 2 Behind-the-scenes documentaries; Answered prayers - a documentary on Truman Capote; Philip Seymour Hoffman and director Bennett Miller commentary; Director Bennett Miller and cinematographer Adam Kimmel commentary

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Philip Seymour Hoffman Truman Capote
Clifton Collins Jr. Perry Smith
Catherine Keener Harper Lee
Chris Cooper Alvin Dewey
Bruce Greenwood Jack Dunphy
Bob Balaban William Shawn
Amy Ryan Marie Dewey
Mark Pellegrino Richard Hickock
Allie Mickelson Laura Kinney
Marshall Bell Warden Marshall Krutch
Araby Lockhart Dorothy Sanderson
Robert Huculak New York Reporter,New York Reporter
R.D. Reid Roy Church
Robert McLaughlin Harold Nye,Actor
Harry Nelken Sheriff Walter Sanderson
Kerr Hewitt Danny Burke,Danny Burke
John MacLaren Judge Roland Tate
Jeremy Dangerfield Jury Foreman
Kwesi Ameyaw Porter
Jim Shepard Chaplain
John Destry Pete Holt,Pete Holt
C. Ernst Harth Lowell Lee Andrews
Adam Kimmel Richard Avedon
Kate Shindle Rose
Craig Archibald Christopher
Bronwen Coleman Barbara
David Wilson Barnes Grayson
Michael J. Burg Actor
Andrew Farago Actor
Jon Ted Wynne Journalist
Jonathan Barrett Journalist
Christopher Read Journalist
Ed Sutton Old Man
John Warkentin Warren Hotel Desk Clerk
Clifton Collins Actor
Dan Futterman Actor
Mychael Danna Composer

Technical Credits
Bennett Miller Director
Dan Futterman Screenwriter,Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Ohoven Producer
Caroline Baron Producer
William Vince Producer
Danny Rosett Executive Producer,Producer
Philip Seymour Hoffman Executive Producer,Producer
Kerry Rock Executive Producer
Avy Kaufman Casting
Phil Jones Special Effects
Scott J. Ateah Stunts
Ron Bochar Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Sean Garnhart Sound Effects
François Balcaen Key Grip
Elizabeth Greenberg Casting
Dana Kimmell Producer
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