Capote (2005)

***Capote*** is a 2005 biographical drama film about American novelist Truman Capote directed by Bennett Miller, and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in the titular role. The film primarily follows the events during the writing of Capote's 1965 nonfiction book *In Cold Blood*. The film was based on Gerald Clarke's 1988 biography *Capote*. It was released September 30, 2005, coinciding with Capote's birthday. The film received acclaim from critics for Hoffman's lead performance and won several awards, and was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Miller, Best Supporting Actress for Keener, and Best Adapted Screenplay, with Hoffman winning the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his portrayal of the title character.

## Shooting

* Filming was from October 25th, 2004 - December 1st, 2004.

## 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
* Kjartan Hewitt - Danny Burke (as Kerr Hewitt)
* Bruce Greenwood - Jack Dunphy
* John Warkentin - Warren Hotel Desk Clerk
* Amy Ryan - Marie Dewey
* Avery Tiplady - Alvin Dewey Jr.
* Nazariy Demkowicz - Paul Dewey
* John Destry - Pete Holt
* 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)

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* John Brown - Kansas State Patrol (uncredited)
* Chad Bruce - Jack's Party Guest (uncredited)
* Danielle Carriere
* Cory Cassidy - Court Marshall (uncredited)
* Ryan DeLong - Young School Teacher (uncredited)
* David Ferrall - Party Date (uncredited)
* Edgar Governo - New York Literatus (uncredited)
* Michal Grajewski - Young Assistant (uncredited)
* Ernesto Griffith - Porter (uncredited)
* Craig Harrison - Reporter (uncredited)
* Michelle Harrison - Babe Paley (uncredited)
* Evelyn Hart - Woman at Party (uncredited)
* Hedwig Herzog - Sophie Hutton (uncredited)
* James Janssens - Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
* Vivian Kalinov - New York Literary Party Guest (uncredited)
* Tiffany Lyndall-Knight - Gloria Guiness (uncredited)
* Roy MacEachern - Kansas Citizen (uncredited)
* Lorrie Papadopoulos - Book Reading Attendee (uncredited)
* Maria Voulgaris - Woman at Party (uncredited)
* Bob Washington
* Warren Louis Wiltshire - Limo Driver (uncredited)