Title from container. Robert Blake, Scott Wilson. 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.
Summary:
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.
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