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2005 film directed by Bennett Miller

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A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

Released: 2005-09-30114 minDir: Bennett MillerCrime, DramaBudget: $7.0MBox office: $49.3M

Cast

  • Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote
  • Catherine Keener as Harper Lee
  • Clifton Collins Jr. as Perry Smith
  • Bruce Greenwood as Jack Dunphy
  • Bob Balaban as William Shawn
  • Mark Pellegrino as Dick Hickock

Themes

  • dreams
  • based on novel or book
  • self-fulfilling prophecy
  • identity
  • literature
  • journalism
  • literature research
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • kansas, usa

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Ratings

IMDb

7.3/10

148,094 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

89%

Metacritic

88/100

Year
2005
Runtime
114 min
Genres
Biography, Crime, Drama
Rated
R
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 59 wins & 89 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Bennett Miller
Screenplay by
Dan Futterman
Based on
Capote , 1988 book, by Gerald Clarke
Produced by
Caroline Baron William Vince Michael Ohoven
Starring
Philip Seymour Hoffman Catherine Keener Clifton Collins Jr. Bruce Greenwood Mark Pellegrino Amy Ryan Chris Cooper
Cinematography
Adam Kimmel
Edited by
Christopher Tellefsen
Music by
Mychael Danna
Production companies
United Artists A-Line Pictures Cooper's Town Productions Infinity Media Eagle Vision
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates
September 2, 2005 ( 2005-09-02 ) ( Telluride ) September 30, 2005 ( 2005-09-30 ) (United States) October 28, 2005 ( 2005-10-28 ) (Canada)
Running time
114 minutes
Countries
United States, Canada
Language
English
Budget
$7 million
Box office
$49.9 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
110
FilmAffinity ID
620342
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publication date
2006-03-02
title
Capote
review score
88/100
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Capote is a 2005 biographical drama film about American novelist Truman Capote directed by Bennett Miller, written by Dan Futterman and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in the title role. The film primarily follows the events during the writing of Capote's 1965 nonfiction book In Cold Blood. The film was based on Gerald Clarke's 1988 biography Capote. It was released by Sony Pictures Classics on September 30, 2005, coinciding with what would have been Capote's 81st birthday.

The film became a box office success and received acclaim from critics for Hoffman's lead performance. It won several awards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Miller, Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Keener, and Best Adapted Screenplay, with Hoffman winning the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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