Capote (2005)

Director:

Bennett Miller

Writers (WGA):

Dan Futterman (screenplay)
Gerald Clarke (book)

Release Date:

3 February 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Boyfriend Boyfriend Relationship | Throat Slitting | Gay Couple | Murder Of Family

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 43 wins & 42 nominations

Cast

Allie Mickelson	...	Laura Kinney
Kelci Stephenson	...	Nancy Clutter
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Truman Capote
Craig Archibald	...	Christopher
Bronwen Coleman	...	Barbara
Kate Shindle	...	Rose
David Wilson Barnes	...	Grayson
Michael J. Burg	...	Williams (as Michael J. Berg)
Catherine Keener	...	Nelle Harper Lee
Kwesi Ameyaw	...	Porter
Andrew Farago	...	Car Rental Agent
Ken Krotowich	...	Courthouse Guard
Chris Cooper	...	Alvin Dewey
R.D. Reid	...	Roy Church
Rob McLaughlin	...	Harold Nye (as Robert McLaughlin)
Harry Nelken	...	Sheriff Walter Sanderson
Jon Ted Wynne	...	Journalist
Jonathan Barrett	...	Journalist
Christopher Read	...	Journalist
Edward Sutton	...	Old Man
Mia Faircloth	...	Girl
Ainsley Balcewich	...	Girl
Kerr Hewitt	...	Danny Burke
Bruce Greenwood	...	Jack Dunphy
John Warkentin	...	Warren Hotel Desk Clerk
Amy Ryan	...	Marie Dewey
Avery Tiplady	...	Alvin Dewey Jr.
Nazariy Demkowicz	...	Paul Dewey
John B. Destry	...	Pete Holt (as John Destry)
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Perry Smith
Mark Pellegrino	...	Dick Hickock
Araby Lockhart	...	Dorothy Sanderson
John Maclaren	...	Judge Roland Tate
Olie Alto	...	Franklin Weeks
Bob Balaban	...	William Shawn
Adam Kimmel	...	Richard Avedon
Jeremy Dangerfield	...	Jury Foreman
David Rakoff	...	Ben Baron
Robert Huculak	...	NY Reporter
James Durham	...	Young Prison Guard
Marshall Bell	...	Warden Marshall Krutch
Frank Filbert	...	Prison Guard
Boyd Johnson	...	ND Prison Guard
Don Malboeuf	...	ND Prison Guard
Will Woytowich	...	Cruiser
C. Ernst Harth	...	Lowell Lee Andrews
Wayne Nicklas	...	Row Guard
Jason Love	...	Row Guard
Norman Armour	...	Literary Enthusiast
Bess Meyer	...	Linda Murchak
Manfred Maretzki	...	Herb Clutter
Miriam Smith	...	Bonnie Clutter
Philip Lockwood	...	Kenyon Clutter
Marina Stephenson Kerr	...	Operator (voice)
Jim Shepard	...	Chaplain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Brown	...	Kansas State Patrol (uncredited)
Chad Bruce	...	Jack's Party Guest (uncredited)
Cory Cassidy	...	Court Marshall (uncredited)
David Ferrall	...	Party Date (uncredited)
Edgar Governo	...	New York Literatus (uncredited)
Michal Grajewski	...	Young Assistant (uncredited)
Jerome Greencorn	...	Journalist (uncredited)
Ernesto Griffith	...	Porter (uncredited)
Michelle Harrison	...	Babe Paley (uncredited)
Evelyn Hart	...	Woman at Party (uncredited)
James Janssens	...	Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	...	Gloria Guiness (uncredited)
Roy MacEachern	...	Kansas Citizen (uncredited)
Bob Washington	...	Extra (uncredited)
Warren Louis Wiltshire	...	Limo Driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Bennett Miller

Writing credits (WGA)
Dan Futterman		(screenplay)
Gerald Clarke		(book)

Produced by
Caroline Baron	....	producer
Dan Futterman	....	executive producer
Philip Seymour Hoffman	....	executive producer
Kyle Irving	....	associate producer
Kyle Mann	....	associate producer
Jacques Méthé	....	line producer
Michael Ohoven	....	producer
Kerry Rock	....	executive producer
Danny Rosett	....	executive producer
David Valleau	....	associate producer (as Dave Valleau)
William Vince	....	producer
Emily Ziff	....	associate producer
Karen Gorodetzky	....	line producer: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Original Music by
Mychael Danna

Cinematography by
Adam Kimmel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Christopher Tellefsen

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Jess Gonchor

Art Direction by
Gord Peterson		(as Gordon Peterson)

Set Decoration by
Maryam Decter
Scott Rossell

Costume Design by
Kasia Walicka-Maimone		(as Kasia Walicka Maimone)

Makeup Department
Pamela M. Athayde	....	key makeup artist (as Pamela Athayde)
Marcelle Genovese	....	assistant hair stylist
Michelle Johnson	....	hair department head: NYC
Amanda Kuryk	....	first assistant makeup artist (as Mandy Kuryk)
Brenda Magalas	....	second assistant makeup artist
Doug Morrow	....	special makeup effects artist
Evelyne Noraz	....	makeup department head: NYC
Barry Olafson	....	second assistant hair stylist
Brad Proctor	....	special makeup effects assistant
Aldo Signoretti	....	key hair stylist
Francie Paull	....	key makeup artist: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Production Management
Caroline Baron	....	unit production manager
Ellen Rutter	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Megan Basaraba	....	third assistant director
Charles Crossin	....	second assistant director
Ronaldo Nacionales	....	first assistant director
Richard O'Brien-Moran	....	first assistant director (as Richard O'Brien Moran)
Jonathan Starch	....	first assistant director (new york shoot)

Art Department
Ricardo Alms	....	props maker
William V. Baker	....	paint foreman (as William Baker)
Lindsey Bart	....	lead dresser
Ryan Berzuk	....	assistant property master
Kevin Bird	....	assistant art director: reshoots
Lloyd Brandson	....	key scenic artist
Nick Burns	....	prop illustrator
Shane Clements	....	set dresser
Olaf Dux	....	construction coordinator
Greg Gardner	....	graphic artist
Gerry Gyles	....	set buyer
Kim Hamin	....	props buyer
Simon Hughes	....	scenic artist
Michael Jansen	....	head carpenter (as Mike Jansen)
Alexis Labra	....	set dresser
Michael Madill	....	painter
Holly Moore	....	art department coordinator
Mark Stratton	....	property master
Kristin Tresoor	....	art department assistant
Remi Verfaillie	....	set dresser (as Remi Verfaille)
Michaela Vince	....	set dresser
Burkhard Weiss	....	key greens
Jason Wilkins	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Mark Berger	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Rob Cunningham	....	boom operator: Los Angeles
Peter Eliuk	....	technical support
Sean Garnhart	....	sound effects editor
Amy Giammarco	....	post audio manager
Robert Hunter	....	technical support
Leon Johnson	....	production sound mixer
Matt Kunau	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Matt Kanau)
Jansen Lambie	....	additional boom operator: New York
George A. Lara	....	foley recordist (as George Lara)
Marissa Littlefield	....	adr editor
Stan Mak	....	boom operator
Margot Massie	....	sound
Daniel D. Monahan	....	production sound mixer: Los Angeles
Brody Ratsoy	....	sound mix recordist
Nicholas Renbeck	....	dialogue editor
Sacha Rosen	....	sound trainee
Bill Sheppard	....	sound mix technician
Bill Sheppard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gordon Sproule	....	technical support
Noah Timan	....	production sound mixer: New York
Alexa Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor
Heather Gross	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mark Gebel	....	mechanical special effects coordinator
Tim Harding	....	first assistant special effects

Visual Effects by
Dug Claxton	....	Inferno compositor: Technicolor Creative Services Toronto
Mike Ellis	....	digital scanning operator
Phil Jones	....	visual effects supervisor: Technicolor Creative Services Toronto
Jordan Nieuwland	....	digital matte painter: Technicolor Creative Services Toronto
Sean O'Hara	....	Shake compositor: Technicolor Creative Services Toronto
Andrew Pascoe	....	digital scanning operator
Persis Reynolds	....	visual effects producer: Technicolor
Jason Snea	....	lead Inferno artist: Technicolor Creative Services Toronto
Sarah Wormsbecher	....	visual effects project manager: Technicolor Creative Services Toronto
Jordan Nieuwland	....	digital effects artist: Technicolor Creative Services Toronto (uncredited)

Stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt coordinator (as Scott Ateah)
Dan Redford	....	stunt double: Perry Smith
Rick Skene	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Jill Allanson	....	tape operator
Arlea Ashcroft	....	rigging electrician
Dominique Balcaen	....	second company grip
François Balcaen	....	key grip (as Francoise Balcaen)
John Barr	....	camera operator
John Barr	....	chief lighting technician
Ryan Beresford	....	electrician
Tony Bryan	....	best boy electric
John Clarke	....	lead electric
Tim Connell	....	camera trainee
Greg Crawford	....	grip
Robert DeVitt	....	second assistant camera (as Robert W. Devitt)
Attila Dory	....	still photographer
Michael Drabot	....	chief rigging electrician
Marc Gagnon	....	generator operator
Christopher M. Gower	....	second company rigging grip (as Christopher Gower)
Joao Holowka	....	rigging electrician
Darren Lannoo	....	key rigging grip
Jeremy Milmine	....	assistant rigging electrician
Doug Petersen	....	rigging grip
Nicolas Phillips	....	electrician (as Nicolas Philips)
Daniel Quesnel	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Daniel Quesnel	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Rob Rowan	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Robert Rowan)
Owen Smith	....	dolly grip
Patrick Stepien	....	first assistant camera
Adam L. Taylor	....	still photographer: Los Angeles
Terry Thiessen	....	grip
Miles Vince	....	grip
Nathaniel Vince	....	electrician
Roger Wiebe	....	lead grip

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Errin Clutton	....	casting associate: Canada
Luis Garcia	....	casting assistant
Elizabeth Greenberg	....	casting associate
Jim Heber	....	casting: Manitoba
Patricia Kress	....	extras casting assistant
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
James Moore	....	casting assistant
Joey Ritche	....	casting assistant: Winnipeg (as Joey Ritchie)
Holly Rose	....	extras casting assistant
Lori Stefaniuk	....	extras casting
David M. Waldron	....	background casting associate: New York
Bruce Winant	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Boulet	....	set costume supervisor
Carolyn Bradshaw	....	costume assistant
Paula Dunfield	....	extras costume coordinator
Nadine Falk	....	assistant costume designer
Susana Gilboe	....	assistant to costume designer
Patricia J. Henderson	....	assistant costume designer (as Patti Henderson)
Rachel Leek	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Heather Neale	....	truck costumer
Ben Raine	....	costume trainee
Amy Sztulwark	....	costume trainee
Jason Wilkins	....	head dresser

Editorial Department
Kevin James Brown	....	dailies colorist
Stuart Burkin	....	executive in charge of post-production
Fred Heid	....	color timer
Mark T. Osborne	....	colorist
John Sosnovski	....	first assistant editor (as John Sosnovsky)
Joe Violante	....	color coordinator: Technicolor (as Joey Violante)
Lawrence Howard Williams	....	post digital media operator

Music Department
Mychael Danna	....	music producer
Mychael Danna	....	orchestrator
Nicholas Dodd	....	conductor
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	music editor (as Jennifer Dunnington)
Eve Egoyan	....	musician: piano
Susan Jacobs	....	music supervisor
Charles Ketchabaw	....	assistant music score recording engineer
Margot Massie	....	assistant to composer (as Margo Massie)
Dan Parr	....	music preparation
Dennis Patterson	....	assistant music score recording engineer
Ron Searles	....	music score recording engineer
Lenny Solomon	....	musician contractor
Rich Walters	....	music editor

Transportation Department
James Alexander	....	transportation captain
Ernie Buck	....	driver: picture vehicle
Paul deBourcier	....	driver: camera car (as Paul De Bourcier)
Glen Kerr	....	driver: hair/make-up/wardrobe truck
Blaine Laschuk	....	picture vehicle assistant
Ron Mymryk	....	transportation captain
John Mysyk	....	transportation coordinator
Dave Perich	....	daily driver
Michael Perrotti	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Garry 'Diesel' Trosky	....	transportation captain (as Garry [Diesel] Trosky)

Other crew
Rhia Alcantara	....	production office intern
Ruby Alcantara	....	accounting clerk
Neal Baksh	....	location production assistant
Jon Bell	....	post-production accountant
Alex Berg	....	production intern: New York
Susan H. Bodine	....	legal services (as Sue Bodine)
Tony Braga	....	security officer
Dave Brown	....	firearms safety coordinator
Milt Bruchanski	....	location scout production assistant
Shea E. Butler	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Blanca Camacho	....	adr loop group
Jason Campbell	....	production assistant
Andrea F. Cannistraci	....	legal services
Scott Challgren	....	legal coordinator
Dan Chamberlin	....	script researcher
Caroline Coskren	....	production intern: New York
Michael Cowles	....	off-set assistant location manager
Sarah Jane Cundell	....	off-set assistant location manager
Denys Curle	....	first aid
Denys Curle	....	key craft service
Ryan Cyr	....	third assistant chef
E. Anne Dawson	....	production assistant (as Anne Dawson)
Michael S. Diamond	....	production intern: New York (as Michael Diamond)
Kelly Ditz	....	assistant craft service
Dianne Domaratzki	....	assistant: Jacques Méthé and William Vince
Emily Drake	....	key set production assistant
Paula Dunfield	....	extras coordinator
Adeline Elias	....	production accountant
David Stuart Evans	....	lead stand-in
Jack Fitz	....	stand-in: Hoffman, New York
Eileen Gano	....	craft service first aid
Jacklyn Gauci	....	production intern: New York
Wayne Glesby	....	head of security
Flax Glor	....	publicist
Zeke Hawkins	....	assistant: Bennett Miller
Jolyn Hoogstraten	....	accounting clerk
Paul Hurst	....	assistant production coordinator
Andrew Hurwitz	....	legal services
Christie Kucera-Evenson	....	extras wrangler
Carmen Lethbridge	....	location manager: preparation
Tamara Mauthe	....	production coordinator
Emily McMaster	....	production intern: New York (as Emily Mcmaster)
Rob Merilees	....	production executive: Infinity (as Robert Merilees)
Crystal Mikoluff	....	first assistant accountant
Alanna Mills	....	script supervisor
Tony Muro	....	publicist
Sara Murphy	....	assistant: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Bernard Narvey	....	location manager (as Bernie Narvey)
Hope Oketayot	....	production assistant: locations
Guy Penini	....	assistant: Caroline Baron
Michael Potkins	....	production executive: Infinity
Brent Prockert	....	catering chef
Dan Proctor	....	production intern: New York
Dimitrius Sagriotis	....	key location production assistant
Eva B. Schmieg	....	production counsel (as Eva Schmieg)
Amanda Smart	....	key location production assistant
Leslie Stafford	....	unit publicist
Kristian Sullivan	....	sous chef
Cliff Sumter	....	assistant location manager
Mika Taylor	....	assistant: Caroline Baron
Mamta Trivedi	....	development intern
Pete Valleau	....	assistant: William Vince
Jereme Watt	....	executive assistant: Michael Ohoven
Khali Wenaus	....	production assistant
Cherie Whyte	....	post-production clerk
Annie Wong	....	production intern: New York
Colleen Wowchuk	....	assistant production coordinator (as Colleen Wowchuck)
Bill Timoney	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks
Paul Thomas Anderson	....	special thanks
Richard Avedon	....	special thanks
Kenny Boyce	....	special thanks
Jennifer Dundas	....	special thanks
Tracy Durning	....	special thanks (as Tracey Durning)
Anya Epstein	....	special thanks
David Feldman	....	special thanks
Tony Greco	....	special thanks
Warren Hooper	....	special thanks
Kevin Hyman	....	special thanks
Davien Littlefield	....	special thanks
Chris McGarry	....	special thanks
J.B. Miller	....	special thanks
Sally Morrison	....	special thanks
Louise O'Brien-Moran	....	special thanks (as Louise O'Brien Moran)
Mimi O'Donnell	....	special thanks
Stephen Orent	....	special thanks
Adam Park	....	special thanks
Nic Ratner	....	special thanks (as Nick Ratner)
Tom Rossano	....	special thanks
Elizabeth Smith	....	special thanks
Jeff Stamp	....	special thanks
Russell Stetler	....	special thanks
Norma Stevens	....	special thanks
Charlie Tammaro	....	special thanks
Nick Van Amburg	....	special thanks (as Nick Vanamburg)
Carole Vivier	....	special thanks
Sarah Vowell	....	special thanks
Anthony Weintraub	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• United Artists
• A-Line Pictures
• Cooper's Town Productions
• Infinity Media
• Eagle Vision (co-production with)
• Capote Productions

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Classics (2005) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2005) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Artists (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2005) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• InterCom (2006) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Gateno Films (2006) (Peru) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Technicolor Creative Services (digital opticals and visual effects)

Other Companies

• Actra-Manitoba  acknowledgment
• C-5  sound post-production
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)  music recorded at (as The Glenn Gould Theatre, CBC, Toronto)
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Clairmont Camera  cameras (as Clairmont)
• DBC Sound  sound post-production
• DBC Sound  sound recorded at
• DGC  acknowledgment
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color (as Deluxe)
• Empire Entertainment  special thanks
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• Glenn Horowitz Bookseller  special thanks
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  production counsel
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  special thanks (as Helen Huffner Vintage Clothing)
• Hungry Man  the producers wish to thank (as hungry man inc.)
• Manitoba Film & Sound  produced with the participation of
• Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit  with the participation of
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as NT Audio)
• Original Conforming Services  negative cutting
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit  with the participation of
• Stony Mountain Institution  special thanks (as Stony Mountain Penitentiary)
• Technicolor Creative Services  color
• Technicolor  prints
• Trollback & Company  title design (as Trollbäck + Company NY-LA)
• Women's Film Preservation Fund, New York Women in Film and Television  acknowledgment

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent images and brief strong language.

Runtime:

114 min | Canada:110 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Netherlands:16 | France:U | Malaysia:U | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:R (certificate #41953) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Hungary:16 | Sweden:11 | Hong Kong:IIB | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-15 | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (British Columbia)

Filming