Capote is a movie directed by Bennett Miller in 2005 and based on the book of the same name by Gerald Clarke, first published in 1988. The movie features Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Mark Pellegrino, Bruce Greenwood, Chris Cooper, and others.
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Storyline
In 1959 the bodies of the Clutter family are discovered on their Kansas farm. Capote travels to Kansas, inviting childhood friend Nelle Harper Lee to come along. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
Movie vs Book
Year
2005
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Year
1988
Pages
636
Book Rate
8.28
S: Goodreads
Book
Capote
Author: Gerald Clarke
Country: USA
First published in: 1988
Length: 636 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“Every adaptation has things you have to leave behind in service of creating a cinematic idea that embodies the essential values of the book.”
EDWARD NORTON (Actor, Filmmaker)
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