Capote
A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".
What critics thought
One of the most acclaimed films of 2005, Capote is anchored by Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance, which critics treated as the defining element of the entire picture. The film uses the making of In Cold Blood as a lens to examine Capote's moral compromises, and critics found that framing both intellectually sharp and quietly devastating.
“Capote is a film of uncommon strength and insight, about a man whose great achievement requires the surrender of his self-respect.”
Roger Ebert·RogerEbert.com
Accolades
Genres
Biography, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
Bennett MillerDirector
Philip Seymour HoffmanTruman Capote
Catherine KeenerHarper Lee
Clifton Collins Jr.Perry Smith
Bruce GreenwoodJack Dunphy
Bob BalabanWilliam Shawn
Mark PellegrinoDick Hickock
Marshall BellWarden Marshall Krutch
Amy RyanMarie Dewey
Bess MeyerLinda Murchak
Chris CooperAlvin Dewey
Allie MickelsonLaura Kinney
Craig ArchibaldChristopher
Mychael DannaComposer
Dan FuttermanWriter
Adam KimmelCinematographyCapote
A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".
What critics thought
One of the most acclaimed films of 2005, Capote is anchored by Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance, which critics treated as the defining element of the entire picture. The film uses the making of In Cold Blood as a lens to examine Capote's moral compromises, and critics found that framing both intellectually sharp and quietly devastating.
“Capote is a film of uncommon strength and insight, about a man whose great achievement requires the surrender of his self-respect.”
Roger Ebert·RogerEbert.com
Accolades
Genres
Biography, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
Bennett MillerDirectorPhilip Seymour HoffmanTruman CapoteCatherine KeenerHarper LeeClifton Collins Jr.Perry SmithBruce GreenwoodJack DunphyBob BalabanWilliam ShawnMark PellegrinoDick HickockMarshall BellWarden Marshall KrutchAmy RyanMarie DeweyBess MeyerLinda MurchakChris CooperAlvin DeweyAllie MickelsonLaura KinneyCraig ArchibaldChristopherMychael DannaComposerDan FuttermanWriterAdam KimmelCinematography