Capote (2005)
Director
Bennett Miller
Main cast
Philip Seymour Hoffman; Allie Mickelson; Craig Archibald; Bronwen Coleman; Kate Shindle
Genres
Crime, Drama
Description
Capote is the biographical film about writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book In Cold Blood. Philip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Capote.
Bennett Miller
Main cast
Philip Seymour Hoffman; Allie Mickelson; Craig Archibald; Bronwen Coleman; Kate Shindle
Genres
Crime, Drama
Description
Capote is the biographical film about writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book In Cold Blood. Philip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Capote.
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