Capote(2005)

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Synopsis

In November, 1959, Truman Capote, the author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and a favorite figure in what is soon to be known as the Jet Set, reads an article on a back page of the New York Times. It tells of the murders of four members of a well-known farm family--the Clutters--in Holcomb, Kansas. Similar stories appear in newspapers almost every day, but something about this one catches Capote's eye. It presents an opportunity, he believes, to test hislong-held theory that, in the hands of the right writer, non-fiction can be as compelling as fiction. What impact have the murders had on that tiny town on the wind-swept plains? With that as his subject--for his purpose, it does notmatter if the murderers are never caught--he convinces The New Yorker magazine to give him an assignment and he sets out for Kansas. Accompanying him is a friend from his Alabama childhood: Harper Lee, who within a few months will win a Pulitzer Prize and achieve fame of her own as the author of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
In November, 1959, Truman Capote, the author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and a favorite figure in what is soon to be known as the Jet Set, reads an article on a back page of the New York Times. It tells of the murders of four members …
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In Theaters

  • September 30, 2005

MPAA Rating

R (for violent images and brief strong language)

Genres

Drama, Crime, Adaptation, Biopic

Run Time

1 hour 54 minutes

Distributors

Sony Pictures Classics

Box Office

$28,747,570

Directors

CAST

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Truman Capote

Catherine Keener

Nelle Harper Lee

Clifton Collins Jr.

Perry Smith

Chris Cooper

Alvin Dewey

Bruce Greenwood

Jack Dunphy

Bob Balaban

William Shawn
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