In Cold Blood
Directed by	Richard Brooks
Produced by	Richard Brooks
Written by	Truman Capote novel Richard Brooks (screenplay)
Starring	Robert Blake Scott Wilson John Forsythe Paul Stewart
Music by	Quincy Jones
Cinematography	Conrad Hall
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Released	December 14, 1967 (U.S. release)
Running time	134 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

The 1967 film In Cold Blood was based on Capote's novel of the same name. Richard Brooks adapted the novel and directed the film. Portions were filmed on location of the original crimes, including at the Clutter residence where the murders were committed. The film stars Robert Blake as Perry Smith, Scott Wilson as Dick Hickock, and John Forsythe as Alvin Dewey. Although the film is faithful to the novel, Brooks used it to convey an anti-death penalty message. It is also apparently the first commerically released film in the US to use the swearword 'shit'. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: directing, original score, cinematography and adapted screenplay. Image File history File links In_cold_blood_dvd_cover. ... For the actor, see Richard Brooks (actor) Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912-March 11, 1992) was a Hollywood film writer, director, and (occasionally) producer. ... For the actor, see Richard Brooks (actor) Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912-March 11, 1992) was a Hollywood film writer, director, and (occasionally) producer. ... Truman Capote photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Truman García Capote (September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American writer whose non-fiction, stories and novels have become classics in the literary world. ... For the actor, see Richard Brooks (actor) Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912-March 11, 1992) was a Hollywood film writer, director, and (occasionally) producer. ... Robert Blake on the cover of the Baretta Season 1 DVD set. ... John Forsythe (born John Lincoln Freund on January 29, 1918) is an actor. ... Paul Stewart was a movie actor who appeared in Citizen Kane, Edge of Doom and the film noir classic Kiss Me Deadly. ... Quincy Jones on the cover of Back on the Block album (1989). ... Conrad L. Hall (June 21, 1926 - January 4, 2003) was a top-billed Hollywood cinematographer. ... The Columbia Pictures logo, since 1996. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences, by Truman Capote, details the 1959 murders of Herb Clutter, a wealthy farmer from Holcomb, Kansas; his wife, Bonnie; his 16-year-old daughter, Nancy; and his 15-year-old son, Kenyon, and the aftermath (ISBN 0679745580). ... For the actor, see Richard Brooks (actor) Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912-March 11, 1992) was a Hollywood film writer, director, and (occasionally) producer. ... Robert Blake on the cover of the Baretta Season 1 DVD set. ... John Forsythe (born John Lincoln Freund on January 29, 1918) is an actor. ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime. ... Shit is a vernacular word in Modern English denoting feces, the byproduct of digestion. ...

Richard Brooks also incorporates Hickock and Smith into the movie.

TV movie remake

A 1996 miniseries was also made based on the novel. In that adaptation, Anthony Edwards portrayed Hickock, Eric Roberts played Perry Smith, and Sam Neill played Holcomb police chief Alvin Dewey. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor. ... Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born on April 18, 1956, in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American film actor. ... Sam Neill Sam Neill OBE (born September 14, 1947) is a New Zealand film and television actor, and owner of the Two Paddocks winery in Central Otago. ...

See also

• In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences, by Truman Capote, details the 1959 murders of Herb Clutter, a wealthy farmer from Holcomb, Kansas; his wife, Bonnie; his sixteen-year-old daughter, Nancy; and his fifteen-year-old son, Kenyon, and the aftermath (ISBN 0679745580). ...

External links

• In Cold Blood (1967) at The Internet Movie Database
• In Cold Blood (1996) at The Internet Movie Database

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) [1] is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) [1] is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...