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Violent true story about Perry Smith and Richard Hickok, two petty criminals who brutally murdered an entire family in Kansas after botching the robbery of their farm. The crime inspired Truman Capote's seminal non-fiction novel.

Keywords:

Crime, Drama, Based-on-True-Story, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1967) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Robert Blake	.... Perry Smith
Scott Wilson	.... Dick Hickock
John Forsythe	.... Alvin Dewey
Paul Stewart	.... Reporte
Gerald S. O'Loughlin	.... Harold Nye
Jeff Corey	.... Mr. Hickock

Supporting Cast:

John Gallaudet	.... Roy Church
James Flavin	.... Clarence Duntz
John Collins	.... Judge Roland Tate
Charles McGraw	.... Mr. Smith
Will Geer	.... Prosecutor
James Lantz	.... Officer Rohleder
John McLiam	.... Herbert Clutter
Brenda Currin	.... Nancy Clutter
Ruth Storey	.... Bonnie Clutter

Directors:

Richard Brooks

Writers:

Richard Brooks
Truman Capote