The crime that shocked a nation.
Film Synopsis
In Cold Blood (1967) centers on two recently paroled criminals who set out to rob a prosperous farming family after receiving false information about a hidden safe filled with cash. As the robbery yields almost nothing while the senseless murders of the family trigger an exhaustive investigation led by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the fugitives flee across the United States and Mexico before mounting evidence closes in on them. This neo-noir biographical crime drama examines violence and justice through a stark recreation of one of America’s most infamous murder cases, as desperation, moral emptiness, and the consequences of criminal choices unfold with documentary-like realism.
In Cold Blood Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Criterion BD-A/US 2015 | Sony BD-ALL/US/OOP 2009 | Columbia DVD-1/US/OOP 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
| “With Love from Truman” | |||
| Interview with Bobbie O’Steen | |||
| Interview with Director Richard Brooks on Cinéma cinémas | |||
| Interview with Douglass K. Daniel | |||
| Interview with Gary Giddins | |||
| Interview with John Bailey | |||
| “Truman Capote in Holcomb, Kansas” - Segment from the Today show | |||
| “Truman Capote with Barbara Walters” - Segment from the Today show | |||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Criterion’s Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Chris Fujiwara (“Structuring the Real”).
- Sony’s “2-Disc Double Feature” Blu-ray contains no extras. It also includes Capote (2005). Reissued separately (2010/09/07).
- Columbia’s DVD includes trailers for In a Lonely Place (1950), 8MM (1999) and Identity (2003). It is also available as a “Double Feature” with Capote (2005).
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