In Cold Blood (film)

In Cold Blood
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Brooks
Screenplay by	Richard Brooks
Based on	In Cold Blood 1966 novel by Truman Capote
Produced by	Richard Brooks
Starring	Robert Blake Scott Wilson John Forsythe Paul Stewart
Cinematography	Conrad Hall
Edited by	Peter Zinner
Music by	Quincy Jones
Production companies	Pax Enterprises, Inc.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 15, 1967 (1967-12-15)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million
Box office	$13 million[1]

In Cold Blood is a 1967 American neo-noir crime film written, produced and directed by Richard Brooks, based on Truman Capote's 1966 nonfiction novel of the same name. It stars Robert Blake as Perry Smith and Scott Wilson as Richard "Dick" Hickock, two men who murder a family of four in Holcomb, Kansas. Although the film is in parts faithful to the book, Brooks made some slight alterations, including the inclusion of a fictional character, "The Reporter" (played by Paul Stewart). The film was shot on location at sites where Smith and Hickock's crimes occurred, including the real Clutter home where they robbed and murdered all four members of the family. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, and Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2008, In Cold Blood was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[2][3]