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In Cold Blood ()

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Two ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.
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Perry
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Dick
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Alvin Dewey
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Jensen
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Harold Nye
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Mr. Hickock
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Roy Church
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Clarence Duntz
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Tex Smith
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Prosecutor
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Herbert Clutter
Ruth Storey ...
Bonnie Clutter
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Nancy Clutter (as Brenda C. Currin)
Paul Hough ...
Kenyon Clutter
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Good Samaritan
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Young Reporter
Sheldon Allman ...
Rev. Jim Post
Sammy Thurman ...
Flo Smith
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Elderly Hitchhiker
Sadie Truitt ...
Self
Myrtle Clare ...
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Young Hitchhiker (as Teddy Eccles)
Al Christy ...
Sheriff
Don Sollars ...
Luke Sharpe
Harriet Levitt ...
Mrs. Hartman
Rhonda Fultz ...
Nancy's Friend (as Ronda Fultz)
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Susan Kidwell (as Mary-Linda Rapelye)
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Flo's Lover (uncredited)
John Collins ...
Judge Roland Tate (uncredited)
Pamela Crosley ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Las Vegas Cop (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Radio Announcer / Officer Asking for Rap Sheet (uncredited) (voice)
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Driver (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson ...
Prison Guard (uncredited)
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Nancy's Boyfriend (uncredited)
James Lantz ...
Officer Rohleder (uncredited)
Stan Levitt ...
Insurance Man (uncredited)
Gerry Okuneff ...
Policeman (uncredited)
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Hangman 'We the People' (uncredited)
Bowman Upchurch ...
Andy (uncredited)
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Prison Guard (uncredited)
Darlene Williams ...
Little Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Odd Williams ...
Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Brooks

Written by

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Truman Capote ... (based on the book by)
 
Richard Brooks ... (written for the screen by)

Produced by

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Richard Brooks ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Quincy Jones

Cinematography by

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Conrad L. Hall ... director of photography (as Conrad Hall)

Editing by

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Peter Zinner ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Sheri Eisenberg ... theatrical mastering colorist
Earle Herdan ... assistant editor (as Earl Herdan)

Art Direction by

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Robert F. Boyle ... (as Robert Boyle)

Set Decoration by

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Jack H. Ahern ... (as Jack Ahern)

Makeup Department

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Gary Morris ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tom Shaw ... assistant director
John Anderson Jr. ... assistant director (uncredited)
Carl Beringer ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Robert Eaton ... property master (as Bob Eaton)
Joe LaBella ... property master

Sound Department

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John H. Newman ... sound effects
Arthur Piantadosi ... sound (as A. Piantadosi)
William Randall ... sound (as Wm. Randall Jr.)
Dick Tyler Sr. ... sound (as Dick Tyler)
Jack Haynes ... sound (uncredited)
Joe Henrie ... sound effects (uncredited)
Charles J. Rice ... sound effects (uncredited)

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Chuck Gaspar ... special effects

Stunts

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Jerry Brutsche ... stunt double (uncredited)
Lee Faulkner ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Harry Sundby ... chief electrician
Bernie Abramson ... still photographer (uncredited)
Eugene Barragy ... grip (uncredited)
Arthur Brooker ... key grip (uncredited)
Jordan Cronenweth ... camera operator (uncredited)
Michael A. Jones ... best boy (uncredited)
Emil Sauer ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Phil Stern ... still photographer (uncredited)
Robert C. Thomas ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jack Martell ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Jack Hayes ... orchestrations
Leo Shuken ... orchestrations
Quincy Jones ... conductor (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: percussion (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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John Franco ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Al Horwits ... public relations
Alvin Dewey ... technical advisor (uncredited)
James Post ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Dominic Santarone ... caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone ... caterer (uncredited)

Thanks

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Joseph Satten ... acknowledgement: for technical assistance (as Dr. Joseph Satten)
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Plot Summary

In meeting in Kansas, ex-cons Perry Smith and Dick Hickock are breaking several conditions of their respective paroles. The meeting, initiated by Dick, is to plan and eventually carry out a robbery based on information he had received from a fellow inmate about $10,000 cash being locked in a hidden safe in the home of the farming Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas. After the robbery, they plan on going to Mexico permanently to elude capture by the police. Each brings a necessary personality to the partnership to carry out the plan, Dick who is the brash manipulator, Perry the outwardly more sensitive but unrealistic dreamer with a violent streak under the surface. Perry literally carries all his dreams in a large box he takes with him wherever he goes. The robbery does not go according to plan in any respect, the pair who ultimately hogtie and execute all four members of the Clutter family, only coming away from the home with $43 in cash. As Perry and Dick go on the run, a murder investigation ensues, led by Topeka based Detective Alvin Dewey. If Dewey and his team are able eventually to identify the pair as the murderers and capture them, they, if they understand the two, may get their much needed confessions in dividing and conquering. Perry and Dick's fates may also be regardless of who literally pulled the trigger. Written by Huggo

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Taglines The crime that shocked a nation. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Truman Capote's In Cold Blood (United States)
  • De sang-froid (France)
  • Kaltblütig (Germany)
  • A sang freda (Spain, Catalan title)
  • A sangre fría (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 134 min
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Budget $3,500,000 (estimated)

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Trivia The family photos seen in the rooms of the house are real photos of the Clutter family members. See more »
Goofs In Perry's flashback of his motorcycle accident, the cycle falls on his right leg. When he's being measured for his "wedding trousseau" in the clothing store, the scar is on his left leg. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in In Cold Blood/Glossies (1968). See more »
Soundtracks Row, Row, Row Your Boat See more »
Crazy Credits The on-screen title of the movie, like on the posters, is "Truman Capote's In Cold Blood". See more »
Quotes Alvin Dewey: Someday, somebody will explain to me the motive of a newspaper. First, you scream, "Find the bastards." Till we find them, you want to get us fired. When we find them, you accuse us of brutality. Before we go into court, you give them a trial by newspaper. When we finally get a conviction, you want to save them by proving they were crazy in the first place.
Jensen: All of which adds up to one thing: you've got the killers.
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