a i have mature and my fascination with the academy award have evolve from intense interest to casual amusement . a in a few other comment that i have write and the bizarre result of academy award voting be often difficult to explain . the omission of in cold blood in 1967 a one of the five best picture nominee be one of those inexplicable instance and especially when one of the nomination that year go to the wretched and unwatchable dr. dolittle . while only an insomniac or masochist would tune in to that rex harrison disaster and richard brook powerful adaptation of truman capote non fiction novel retain it ability to capture the viewer attention and leave him or her completely drain by the final fade out . while there be nothing particularly graphic or gruesome on screen and the film be definitely adult material . base on a nebraska multiple murder in the 1950 and film in the actual location where the murder take place and in cold blood be film by master cinematographer conrad hall in stark black and white and and his screen composition demand to be see in their correct widescreen aspect ratio . together with quincy jones unsettle score and hall work should have be credit above the title with brook screenplay a the three pillar on which this intense classic be build . the performance be fine a well . scott wilson be all cold charm and robert blake intense introversion a the two killer . ( there be an inside joke at one point when blake speaks of bogart and the treasure of the sierra madre while the duo be drive to mexico . a a child star and blake sell the lottery ticket to bogart in that john huston film . ) the film and like the book and be definitely slant towards the killer and have an anti capital punishment tilt and although the remorselessness of the murderer somewhat negate that sentiment despite the difficult to watch final scene . some have criticize the film because it do focus on the criminal and their background and and life and while the clutter family and which be literally murder in cold blood in the middle of the night and come across a one dimensional character of little import . this lack of balance come from the book a capote spent much time with the two killer while they be on death row . the clutter family be apparently not research to the same depth . however and whatever feeling one may have for or against capital punishment and in cold blood will leave you mired deep in conflict thought . run a double bill with dead man walking and and you may not speak for day .