CrimeDrama

In Cold Blood

After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.

Release Date : 1967-12-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Pax EnterprisesColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Truman Capote's In Cold Blood

Cast

Character Name : Perry Smith

Original Name : Robert Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richard 'Dick' Hickcock

Original Name : Scott Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alvin Dewey

Original Name : John Forsythe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jensen

Original Name : Paul Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harold Nye

Original Name : Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Hickock

Original Name : Jeff Corey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roy Church

Original Name : John Gallaudet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clarence Duntz

Original Name : James Flavin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tex Smith

Original Name : Charles McGraw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prosecutor

Original Name : Will Geer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herbert Clutter

Original Name : John McLiam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bonnie Clutter

Original Name : Ruth Storey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nancy Clutter

Original Name : Brenda Currin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kenyon Clutter

Original Name : Paul Hough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Good Samaritan

Original Name : Vaughn Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Reporter

Original Name : Duke Hobbie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison Guard

Original Name : Guy Way

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Sheldon Allman

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Sammy Thurman

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Raymond Hatton

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Sadie Truitt

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Myrtle Clare

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ted Eccles

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Al Christy

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Don Sollars

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Harriet Levitt

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Rhonda Fultz

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Mary Linda Rapelye

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-10-27

This is one of those stories that really does epitomise the venality and cruelty of man! For the sum of $10,000 allegedly hidden in the safe of the rural "Clutter" family, two parolees come up with a plan to relieve them of their cash. "Dick" (Scott Wilson) is the architect of their plan. He's a nasty piece of work who is quite capable of manipulating the slightly less outwardly aggressive "Perry" (Robert Blake) into raiding the place then absconding for a life in comfort in nearby Mexico. Of course, the best laid plans etc., and pretty soon these two men top a most wanted list and are pursued by the doggedly shrewd cop "Dewey" (John Forsythe). It's based around a true story as interpreted by Truman Capote and essentially comes in two chapters. The first establishes the characters and the crime, the second the pursuit and it's consequences - and Richard Brooks adapts the story and directs these two chunks with considerable aplomb. There are also strong performances from the two men whose aspiration becomes desperation in double quick time, but who still struggle to display any semblance of human decency - except, maybe, when collecting refundable glass. There's precious little graphic violence here, but there's plenty of it implied and left to our imagination. Perhaps that's more potently delivered when it's mixed, especially by Blake, with at times a sort of gentleness and consideration - an almost childish style of behaviour. There are plenty of psychological aspects of their persona to evaluate as this progresses and that's as much of interest to "Dewey" as it becomes to us. The scoring also adds powerfully to the general menace, as does the frequently mobile and intense photography and at times there's almost a temptation to feel just a little sorry for these obviously flawed men as fate takes it's inevitable steps. Well worth a watch, I'd say - it's a complex analysis of two men with few boundaries.