Capote
Sign in to save2005 film directed by Bennett Miller
Film · TMDB
7.0A 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, Drama
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.3/10
148,094 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
88/100
- 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
Key dates
- Published
- 2 March 2006
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- In Cold Blood
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Bennett Miller
- Screenwriter
- Dan Futterman
- Composer
Article
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.