easily one of the ten best movie of the 20th century . in cold blood be brilliant in the simplicity and realism of it storytelling and and absolutely rivet . robert blake walk away with the film . the story seem to be present almost entirely from perry viewpoint and despite dick be the leader and planner of the pair . the viewer will invariable perceive dick a be more unstable and immature and and generally feel like perry would not have be pull into this nightmare but for dick and his need to be somebody and pull off a big score . base on a true story with particular attention to accuracy and in cold blood depict the story behind the brutal and senseless murder of a rural kansa family one cold and windy night and because dick have buy into an age old rural myth about prosperous farmer have a safe full of cash in their home . a prosecutor ( a character that isn not give a name in the script ) and play by will geer and so astutely point out and their life be buy for only $ 10 a head . director richard brook wisely choose not to share with u the gruesome detail of the murder until the end of the film and prior to this we only know it have happen and watch the life of dick and perry slowly unravel a they attempt to escape not only be apprehend by law enforcement and but also perry own ever escalate sense of impend doom . he repeatedly make remark and no one ever get away with a thing like that and and i can not help think we leave something behind that belong to u . dick be neither mature nor moral enough to feel any compelling sense of guilt over their crime and only irritation at perry . indeed and after they be catch and it be dick who break first and and suddenly faint when finally confront with irrefutable proof that place the two men at the scene of the crime . i felt somewhat sorry for perry from the very beginning of the film and and more so a event progress and but i only loathed dick . the genius of the film be the engage manner in which the story be play . we do not for a moment think we be watch actor portray character and but that we be watch the actual participant and event a they occur . the story be unrelenting and taunt and the run time slightly in excess of two hour feels more like just a few minute . for those of you who be interested in such thing and i notice a couple of the goof list here on the imdb page for in cold blood be incorrect or exaggerated . such a the reversed process shot and at the beginning of the film and a dick and perry be drive across the bridge into kansa . to begin with and this isn not even a process shot and the camera be actually position in the backseat and the image you see beyond the windshield of the car be real . a large cargo truck locate to the left front of dick pontiac create the optical illusion that they be go backward because it be travel at a great rate of speed and but close examination will reveal that they be indeed go forward and it be an actual shot film from a move vehicle . a i previously state and this be one of the ten best work of 20th century cinema and not recommend for the very young due to some course language and implied and inferred violence ( no actual in your face gore a a modern film would resort to ) and but a thoroughly excellent film .