In Cold Blood is a movie directed by Richard Brooks in 1967 and based on the book of the same name by Truman Capote, first published in 1965. The movie features Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart, Jeff Corey, Gerald S. O’Loughlin, and others.
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Storyline
Following a failed robbery that culminates in the merciless slaughter of a rural household, two wanderers successfully evade law enforcement, eventually confronting the fragility of their own existence and grappling with the consequences of their abhorrent act.
Movie vs Book
Year
1967
Minutes
134
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1965
Pages
343
Book Rate
8.14
S: Goodreads
Book
In Cold Blood
Author: Truman Capote
Country: USA
First published in: 1965
Length: 343 pages
Genre: Biography
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Jonathan Kaplan
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