A hard-hitting docu-drama about two ex-cons who ruthlessly murder a Kansas family in 1959 in order to steal their non-existent stash of money. Based on the novel by Truman Capote.
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet.
Description Details:
Recording type: digital Recording medium: optical Channels: surround Special audio characteristics: DTS-HD 5.1 File type: video file File format: Blu-Ray
Series:
The Criterion collection ; 781
Published:
Distributed: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Language:
English
Credits:
Cinematography, Conrad Hall ; music, Quincy Jones ; editor, Peter Zinner.
Performers/Participants:
Cast: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson.
System Details:
Blu-ray; 5.1 surround DTS-HD; requires Blu-ray player.
Notes:
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1967. Widescreen (2.35:1). Special features: New interview with cinematographer John Bailey about director of photography Conrad Hall's work in the film; New interview with film historian Bobbie O'Steen on the film's editing; New interview with film critic and jazz historian Gary Giddins about Quincy Jones's music for the film; New interview with writer Douglass K. Daniel on director Richard Brook; Interview with Brooks from a 1988 episode of the French television series "Cinéma cinémas"; "With love from Truman", a short 1966 documentary featuring novelist Truman Capote, directed by Albert and David Maysles; Two archival NBC interviews with Capote: one following the author on a 1966 visit to Holcomb, Kansas, and the other conducted by Barbara Walters in 1967; Trailer; Plus: an essay by critic Chris Fujiwara.