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In Cold Blood (film)
Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, usually just referred to as In Cold Blood, is a 1967 American black-and-white neo-noir crime film written, produced and directed by Richard Brooks, based on Truman Capote's 1966 nonfiction novel. It stars Robert Blake as Perry Smith and Scott Wilson as Richard "Dick" Hickock, two men who murder a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas. Although the film is in parts faithful to the book, Brooks made some slight alterations, including the inclusion of a fictional character, Jensen, a reporter (played by Paul Stewart).
The film was shot on location at sites where Smith and Hickock's crimes occurred, including the real Clutter home where they robbed and murdered four members of the family. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2008, In Cold Blood was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Told through flashback, ex-convicts Perry Smith and Richard "Dick" Hickock meet in rural Kansas in late 1959. Together, they concoct a plan to invade the farm home of the wealthy Clutter family, as patriarch Herbert Clutter supposedly keeps a large supply of cash in a wall safe.
The two criminals break into the family home in the middle of the night but are unable to find any safe, as Herbert uses checks for both personal and farm transactions. In order to leave no witnesses to their failed robbery, Smith and Hickock murder the entire Clutter family, cutting Herbert's throat and shot gunning his wife Bonnie and children Nancy (16) and Kenyon (14). Their bodies are discovered the next day, and investigations by the Finney County Sheriff and Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) are immediately launched.
Based on a tip by Floyd Allen, a former cellmate of Hickock, the two men become the primary suspects for the crime. The pair elude law enforcement by heading to Florida, traveling southwest across the country, and eventually crossing into Mexico. After two weeks there they return to the United States broke, and head for Las Vegas, hoping to win money gambling. Shortly after their arrival, Smith and Hickock are arrested for driving a stolen car, violating parole and passing bad checks.
The Las Vegas Police Department and the KBI later separately interrogate the two men about the Clutter case. Both Smith and Hickock admit to passing bad checks, but deny knowing anything about the murders. The KBI attempts to scare the men into confessing, claiming that they left a witness behind who can testify against them, but this attempt fails. Next, the KBI confront the two with evidence, such as photos of bloody footprints matching each of their footwear. Finally, Hickock relents, confessing that he was present, but that Smith carried out the murders. He begs for immunity from the death penalty. After Smith learns that Hickock has cracked, he confesses that he committed all four frenzied killings, but maintains that Hickock was present as an active accomplice.
Both Smith and Hickock are charged with first-degree murder, found guilty on all counts, and sentenced to hang. After losing multiple appeals stretching over five years, with two reaching the United States Supreme Court, both men are put to death in front of witnesses as prescribed by law.
Richard Brooks, an acquaintance of Truman Capote, was given early drafts of Capote's book In Cold Blood before it was completed, as Capote was considering optioning a film version. Otto Preminger had initially expressed interest in directing an adaptation, but Brooks agreed to the project and purchased the rights from Capote for an estimated $400,000.
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In Cold Blood (film)
Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, usually just referred to as In Cold Blood, is a 1967 American black-and-white neo-noir crime film written, produced and directed by Richard Brooks, based on Truman Capote's 1966 nonfiction novel. It stars Robert Blake as Perry Smith and Scott Wilson as Richard "Dick" Hickock, two men who murder a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas. Although the film is in parts faithful to the book, Brooks made some slight alterations, including the inclusion of a fictional character, Jensen, a reporter (played by Paul Stewart).
The film was shot on location at sites where Smith and Hickock's crimes occurred, including the real Clutter home where they robbed and murdered four members of the family. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2008, In Cold Blood was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Told through flashback, ex-convicts Perry Smith and Richard "Dick" Hickock meet in rural Kansas in late 1959. Together, they concoct a plan to invade the farm home of the wealthy Clutter family, as patriarch Herbert Clutter supposedly keeps a large supply of cash in a wall safe.
The two criminals break into the family home in the middle of the night but are unable to find any safe, as Herbert uses checks for both personal and farm transactions. In order to leave no witnesses to their failed robbery, Smith and Hickock murder the entire Clutter family, cutting Herbert's throat and shot gunning his wife Bonnie and children Nancy (16) and Kenyon (14). Their bodies are discovered the next day, and investigations by the Finney County Sheriff and Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) are immediately launched.
Based on a tip by Floyd Allen, a former cellmate of Hickock, the two men become the primary suspects for the crime. The pair elude law enforcement by heading to Florida, traveling southwest across the country, and eventually crossing into Mexico. After two weeks there they return to the United States broke, and head for Las Vegas, hoping to win money gambling. Shortly after their arrival, Smith and Hickock are arrested for driving a stolen car, violating parole and passing bad checks.
The Las Vegas Police Department and the KBI later separately interrogate the two men about the Clutter case. Both Smith and Hickock admit to passing bad checks, but deny knowing anything about the murders. The KBI attempts to scare the men into confessing, claiming that they left a witness behind who can testify against them, but this attempt fails. Next, the KBI confront the two with evidence, such as photos of bloody footprints matching each of their footwear. Finally, Hickock relents, confessing that he was present, but that Smith carried out the murders. He begs for immunity from the death penalty. After Smith learns that Hickock has cracked, he confesses that he committed all four frenzied killings, but maintains that Hickock was present as an active accomplice.
Both Smith and Hickock are charged with first-degree murder, found guilty on all counts, and sentenced to hang. After losing multiple appeals stretching over five years, with two reaching the United States Supreme Court, both men are put to death in front of witnesses as prescribed by law.
Richard Brooks, an acquaintance of Truman Capote, was given early drafts of Capote's book In Cold Blood before it was completed, as Capote was considering optioning a film version. Otto Preminger had initially expressed interest in directing an adaptation, but Brooks agreed to the project and purchased the rights from Capote for an estimated $400,000.