TY - GEN AU - Miller, Bennett AU - Hoffman, Philip Seymour AU - Keener, Catherine TI - Capote U1 - 791.4372 PY - 2005/// CY - Mumbai PB - Excel Home Entertainment KW - Murder--Investigation, Kansas, Drama, Murderers, Biography, Courtroom drama, bribery, murder suspects, trial and conviction, sentenced to death N1 - Capote is a 2005 biographical drama film about American novelist Truman Capote. The film was based on Gerald Clarke's 1988 biography Capote. Capote's stories of movie sets and film stars captivate Marie. Over time, her husband warms to Capote and allows him to view the photographs of the victims. The Deweys, Lee, and Capote are having dinner when the murder suspects, Perry Smith and Richard "Dick" Hickock, are caught. Flattery, bribery, and a keen insight into the human condition facilitate Capote's visits to the prison where the accused are held. Capote begins to form an attachment to Smith. He informs Shawn of his intent to expand the story into a full-length book. Following the trial and conviction, after which both Smith and Hickock are sentenced to death, Capote gains continued access to the murderers by bribing Warden Marshall Krutch ER -