In Cold Blood Movie Review 1996

Tv miniseries version of the Truman Capote true crime classic, which follows the 1959 murders of the four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas by ex-cons Dick Hickock (Edwards) and Perry Smith (Roberts). The TV version covers more of the background of both the killers and the Holcombs, the relentless hunt by Al Dewey (Neill) of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and the duo's time on death row.

Distribution

Movies Unlimited, 3015 Darnell Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19154, Phone: (215)637-4444, Toll-free: 800-668-4344, Fax: (215)637-2350, Email: movies@moviesunlimited.com, URL: http://www.moviesunlimited.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 180 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Crime Drama, True Crime, Crime Sprees, Death Row, Ex-Cons, Family Ties, Books to Film: Truman Capote

Screenplay

Benedict Fitzgerald

Cast

Anthony Edwards, Eric Roberts, Sam Neill, Kevin Tighe, Gillian Barber, Robbie Bowen, Margot Finley, Bethel Leslie, Gwen Verdon, Stella Stevens, L.Q. Jones, Louise Latham, Campbell Lane, Leo Rossi

Director

Jonathan Kaplan

Producer

Tom Rowe, Sr. Robert Halmi, Hallmark Entertainment, Pacific Motion Pictures