In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood (1967)

Timing: 2:14 (134 min)

7.471/10
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Actors and characters

Release date

1967-12-15

Country

United States, United Kingdom

Production

Columbia Pictures, Pax Enterprises

Genre

Crime, Drama

Budget

$3 500 000

Revenue

$13 007 551

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Director

Richard Brooks

Actors

Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Jeff Corey, John Gallaudet, James Flavin, Charles McGraw, Will Geer
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Scenario

Producer

Operator

Conrad L. Hall

Composer

Quincy Jones

Artist

Audition

Editing

Peter Zinner
All team (25)

• The two Clutter daughters who survived that terrible day did not participate in the making of the film. The tragedy was a real trauma for them, and they considered writing a book about it and filming a movie based on the book a cruel invasion of their privacy.
• In the name of authenticity, director Richard Brooks (1912-1992) filmed everything on location where the real events took place, including the Clutter house (where the murders were committed) and the courthouse (even including the six jurors who directly heard the case of Smith and Hickock). Nancy Clutter’s (1943-1950) horse, nicknamed Babe, appeared in several scenes.
• The film was shot in black and white because director Richard Brooks decided that color would seem too frivolous for a film on such a dark subject.
• The Kansas State Penitentiary administration did not allow filming inside the premises, so the studio had to build sets. Among the props purchased directly from the prison were leather hangman’s belts, police officer uniforms, and toilets from the cells of Smith and Hickock.
• Richard Brooks did not give the actors a completed script, instead handing them photographs of the crime scenes taken by the police photographer.
• Richard Brooks was personally acquainted with Truman Capote and read drafts of the book before they were published to determine if it could be adapted for the screen. He liked the material very much, and Brooks paid Truman $400,000 for the film rights.