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| Directed by | Bennett Miller |
| Screenplay by | Dan Futterman |
| Based on | Capote 1988 book by Gerald Clarke |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Adam Kimmel |
| Edited by | Christopher Tellefsen |
| Music by | Mychael Danna |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Countries | United States Canada[1] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million[2] |
| Box office | $49.9 million[2] |
Capote is a 2005 American biographical drama film about American novelist Truman Capote directed by Bennett Miller, and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in the title 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 on September 30, 2005, coinciding with what would have been Capote's 81st birthday.
The film became a box office success and received acclaim from critics for Hoffman's lead performance. It won several awards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Miller, Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Keener, and Best Adapted Screenplay, with Hoffman winning the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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- ^ a b "Capote (2005)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2018.