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In Cold Blood
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Synopsis
Richard Brooks wrote and directed this stark black-and-white (with brilliantly evocative cinematography by Conrad Hall) study of two drifters who murder a family, based on Truman Capote's non-fiction novel In Cold Blood. The film takes place in Holcomb, Kansas, where four members of the Herbert Clutter family are roused from their sleep and brutally murdered. The killers, Perry Smith (Robert Blake) and Dick Hickock (Scott Wilson), are two ex-cons who plan to rob the Clutters of $10,000 kept in a safe in their home. But Dick and Perry find no safe and no $10,000 and end up leaving the murder scene with only $43. The police, led by Alvin Dewey (John Forsythe) of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, try to track down the killers. Meanwhile, Dick and Perry take off to Mexico, where Perry has fantasies of prospecting for gold. But when his dreams of prospecting come to naught, Dick insists that they return to the United States. Confident that they have left no clues, they cash bad checks, and the police track them down in Las Vegas. During questioning, their alibis are broken when they are separated and tell conflicting stories. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

Sheldon Allman Rev. Post
Jeff Corey Hickock's Father
Ted Eccles Young Hitchhiker
James Flavin Clarence Duntz
John Forsythe Alvin Dewey
Ronda Fultz Nancy's Friend
John Gallaudet Roy Church
Raymond Hatton Old Hitchhiker
Duke Hobbie Young Reporter
James Lantz Officer Rohleder
Stan Levitt Insurance Man
Charles McGraw Mr. Smith
John McLiam Herbert Clutter
Gerald O'Loughlin Harold Nye
Mary Linda Rapelye Susan Kidwell
Ruth Storey Bonnie Clutter
Vaughan Taylor "Good Samaritan"
Scott Wilson Dick Hickok
Robert Blake Perry Smith
Paul Stewart Reporter, Jenson
Al Christy Sheriff

Production Crew

Jack Ahern Art Director
Truman Capote Book Author
Conrad L. Hall Cinematographer
Quincy Jones Composer (Music Score)
Jack Martell Costume Designer
Richard Brooks Director
Peter Zinner Editor
Gary Morris Makeup
Richard Brooks Producer
Robert F. Boyle Production Designer
Richard Brooks Screenwriter
Jack Ahern Set Designer
Geza Gaspar Special Effects
Year: 1967
Runtime: 133
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Crime

Produced by
Columbia Pictures

Release
by Columbia Pictures

Awards
1967 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1967 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1967 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe