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Capote
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*Capote* is a 2005 biographical drama film directed by Bennett Miller and written by Dan Futterman. The English-language production, originating from Canada and the United States, stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins, and Chris Cooper. It depicts writer Truman Capote’s assignment for *The New Yorker* to write the non-fiction book *In Cold Blood*. The film was produced by Michael Ohoven, edited by Christopher Tellefsen, and scored by Mychael Danna.
Filming took place in Winnipeg, Malibu, and at the University of Toronto, with the narrative set in Kansas. The movie has a runtime of 114 minutes and was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. It received an R rating and was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.
The film won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3 based on 149,516 votes and a Metascore of 88. With a budget of 7,000,000, it generated 49,327,405 in revenue.
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7.0A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".
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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Encyclopedic overview
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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