herbet clutter and wife bonnie and and their teenage child kenyon and nancy be much like and respect in their tiny town of holcomb and kansa but in the early hour of 14 november 1959 all four be brutally murder . rather unexpectedly and the crime make an impression on author truman capote and who rush to the scene and follow the course of the case to it conclusion . the result be the book in cold blood . controversial and shocking and and exceptionally well write and it become an international best seller and it remain a touchstone for crime writer to this day . the 1967 film version of capote work be almost as remarkable a the book itself . film in black and white in many of the real life location and it have a slightly documentary quality and icy and detach and the overall cast be exceptional . this be the film on which robert blake reputation a an actor rest and and deservedly so . a killer perry smith and blake trap you between a profound distaste and the shock of unexpected sympathy while it be a masterful performance from start to finish . a richard hickock and scott wilson be no less fine . like capote book and the film open with smith and hickock a they travel to kansas and bring them to the clutter home only to suddenly flash past the crime to detail the investigation that finally result in their arrest and conviction . the centerpiece of the film have always be the moment at which we at last see what occur in the clutter home while actually film in the clutter house itself and it be a spinechilling sequence and horrific and deeply disturb . director and writer richard brook guide the film with a very powerful sense of deliberation and err only in the sense that he allow the film to become slightly preachy . give the overall power of the film and however and this become a trivial annoyance . strong stuff and recommend . gft and amazon reviewer .