In Cold Blood (miniseries)

{{Short description|1996 television miniseries by Jonathan Kaplan}}

{{Infobox television

| image = In Cold Blood (miniseries).jpg

| based_on = {{Based on|In Cold Blood|Truman Capote}}

| writer = Benedict Fitzgerald

| director = Jonathan Kaplan

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| composer = Hummie Mann

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_episodes = 2

| executive_producer = Robert Halmi

| producer = Tom Rowe

| location = Alberta, Canada

| cinematography = Peter Woeste

| editor = Michael D. Ornstein

| runtime = 180 minutes

| company = Pacific Motion Pictures

| network = CBS

| first_aired = {{Start date|1996|11|24}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1996|11|26}}

}}

In Cold Blood is an American true crime drama television miniseries directed by Jonathan Kaplan and written by Benedict Fitzgerald. It is based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Truman Capote, which reconstructs the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas. The miniseries stars Anthony Edwards, Eric Roberts, and Sam Neill, with Leo Rossi, Louise Latham, Gwen Verdon, Bethel Leslie, L. Q. Jones, Gillian Barber, and Kevin Tighe in supporting roles. The series aired on CBS from November 24 to November 26, 1996.

In Cold Blood received critical acclaim and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries. Roberts was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for his portrayal of mass murderer Perry Smith.

Plot

Prisoner Dick Hickock, 28, overhears a cellmate talking about a farmer who keeps $10,000 in cash in a home safe. When Hickock is paroled, he convinces 31-year-old ex-con Perry Smith to rob the safe with him.

One night in November 1959, the two ex-cons break into Herbert Clutter's farmhouse in Holcomb, Kansas, a small town where people often leave their doors unlocked. Angered that no safe is to be found, they murder Clutter, his wife, and their two children. Friends of the Clutters who come by before church on Sunday find the bodies of the Clutters. The murders shock the town and baffle the investigative team led by Detective Alvin Dewey of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation because no clues can be found and no motive can be determined, thus preventing the team from identifying any suspects.

Cast

{{castlist|

Anthony Edwards as Dick Hickock
Eric Roberts as Perry Smith
Sam Neill as Alvin Dewey
Kevin Tighe as Herbert Clutter
Gillian Barber as Bonnie Clutter
Margot Finley as Nancy Clutter
Robbie Bowen as Kenyon Clutter
Bethel Leslie as Bess Hartmann
Gwen Verdon as Sadie Truitt
Leo Rossi as Harold Nye
Troy Evans as Carl Duntz
Don S. Davis as Roy Church
L. Q. Jones as Tex Smith
Louise Latham as Eunice Hickock
Campbell Lane as Walter Hickock
Tom McBeath as Alfred Stoecklein
Brad Greenquist as Floyd Wells
Stella Stevens as Hotel Keeper
Ryan Reynolds as Bobby Rupp
Lindsey Campbell as Susan Kidwell
Emily Perkins as Kathy Ewalt
Susan Hogan as Marie Dewey
Harry Northup as Minister
Frank C. Turner as Clarence Ewalt
Greg Lawson as Insurance Salesman
Matthew Lerigny as Little Perry
Stephanie Anne Mills as Dorie
Mark Herring as Tom Sawyer
Liese McDonald as Eveanna Clutter
Brenda Shuttleworth as Beverly Clutter
Valerie Planche as Mrs. Ketchum
Veronika Sztopa as Jolene Ketchum
Renae Morriseau as Flo Smith
Jesse Lipscombe as Tommy
Rhys Williams as Bill

}}

Release

The two-part miniseries aired on CBS on November 24 and 26, 1996.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/in-cold-blood-2-1200447653/|title=In Cold Blood|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=November 17, 1996|website=Variety|access-date=August 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB848097839294190000|title='In Cold Blood,' the Miniseries|last=Phillips|first=Barbara D.|date=November 18, 1996|website=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=August 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-22-ca-1543-story.html|title=A Chilling Retelling of 'Cold Blood'|last=Rosenberg|first=Howard|date=November 22, 1996|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=August 20, 2021}}{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1996/11/22/remaking-cold-blood/|title=Remaking 'In Cold Blood'|last=Appelo|first=Tim|date=November 22, 1996|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1996/11/22/19278569/in-cold-blood-is-quite-good-but-it-s-been-done-before|title='IN COLD BLOOD' IS QUITE GOOD, BUT IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE|last=Pierce|first=Scott D.|date=November 22, 1996|website=Deseret News|access-date=August 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/in-cold-blood-retells-a-chilling-tale-down-on-the-farm/article_7b0486e8-d78b-552f-a5af-db6f0e41e6a1.html|title='IN COLD BLOOD' RETELLS A CHILLING TALE DOWN ON THE FARM|last=Pergament|first=Alan|date=November 22, 1996|website=The Buffalo News|access-date=August 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1996-11-23-9611230068-story.html|title=QUESTIONS, HORROR OF 'IN COLD BLOOD' AS COMPELLING, CHILLING AS 30 YEARS AGO|last=Keveney|first=Bill|date=November 23, 1996|website=Hartford Courant|access-date=August 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-11-23-1996328087-story.html|title='Cold Blood': CBS' clear view to a kill|last=Zurawik|first=David|date=November 23, 1996|website=The Baltimore Sun|access-date=August 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/24/tv/the-murder-case-immortalized-by-capote.html|title=The Murder Case Immortalized by Capote|last=Shattuck|first=Kathryn|date=November 24, 1996|website=The New York Times|access-date=August 20, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/nov/24/in-cold-blood-remake-lives-up-to-chilling-book/|title='In Cold Blood' Remake Lives Up To Chilling Book|last=Brennan|first=Patricia|date=November 24, 1996|website=The Spokesman-Review|access-date=August 20, 2021}}

Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee(s) ! Result ! Ref.
rowspan="2"\| {{center\|1996}} \| rowspan="2"\| Golden Reel Awards \| Best Sound Editing – Dialogue – TV Films, Pilots, Miniseries \| David C. Eichhorn and Oliver Barth \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="2"\| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/sound-editors-bow-golden-reel-noms-1117343253/ \|title=Sound editors bow Golden Reel noms \|author=Variety Staff \|date= March 4, 1997 \| website= Variety \| publisher=Variety Media, LLC. \|accessdate= June 20, 2020}}
Best Sound Editing – Music – TV Films, Pilots, Miniseries \| Chris Ledesma and Bob Beecher \| {{nom}}
rowspan="7"\| {{center\|1997}} \| American Cinema Editors Awards \| Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series \| Michael D. Ornstein {{small\|(for "Part II")}} \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000017/1997/1/?ref_=ev_eh \|title=Nominees/Winners \|publisher=IMDb \|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}
American Society of Cinematographers Awards \| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Mini-Series \| Peter Woeste \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php \|title=The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802060537/http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php \|archivedate=2011-08-02}}
Artios Awards \| Best Mini-Series Casting \| Julie Selzer, Patrick Rush, and Lynne Carrow \| {{won}} \| align="center"\| {{Cite web\|title=1997 Artios Awards\|url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1997 \|access-date=2020-06-28\|website=www.castingsociety.com\|language=en}}
Cinema Audio Society Awards \| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Movie of the Week, Mini-Series or Specials \| Larry Sutton, David E. Fluhr, Adam Jenkins, and Don Digirolamo {{small\|(for "Part II")}} \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000175/1997/1/?ref_=ev_eh \|title=Nominees/Winners \|publisher=IMDb \|accessdate=May 5, 2019}}
rowspan="2"\| Primetime Emmy Awards \| Outstanding Miniseries \| Tom Rowe and Robert Halmi \| {{nom}} \| align="center" rowspan="2"\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/cold-blood \|title=In Cold Blood \|website=Emmys.com \|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences \|access-date=July 13, 2017}}
Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Special \| Michael D. Ornstein \| {{nom}}
Satellite Awards \| Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television \| Eric Roberts \| {{nom}} \| align="center"\| {{cite web \|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1997.shtml \|title=International Press Academy website – 1997 1st Annual SATELLITE Awards\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1997.shtml\|archive-date=1 February 2008}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominee(s)

! Result

! Ref.

rowspan="2"| {{center|1996}}

| rowspan="2"| Golden Reel Awards

| Best Sound Editing – Dialogue – TV Films, Pilots, Miniseries

| David C. Eichhorn and Oliver Barth

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="2"| {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/sound-editors-bow-golden-reel-noms-1117343253/ |title=Sound editors bow Golden Reel noms |author=Variety Staff |date= March 4, 1997 | website= Variety | publisher=Variety Media, LLC. |accessdate= June 20, 2020}}

Best Sound Editing – Music – TV Films, Pilots, Miniseries

| Chris Ledesma and Bob Beecher

| {{nom}}

rowspan="7"| {{center|1997}}

| American Cinema Editors Awards

| Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series

| Michael D. Ornstein {{small|(for "Part II")}}

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000017/1997/1/?ref_=ev_eh |title=Nominees/Winners |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=May 5, 2019}}

American Society of Cinematographers Awards

| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Mini-Series

| Peter Woeste

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php |title=The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802060537/http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php |archivedate=2011-08-02}}

Artios Awards

| Best Mini-Series Casting

| Julie Selzer, Patrick Rush, and Lynne Carrow

| {{won}}

| align="center"| {{Cite web|title=1997 Artios Awards|url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1997 |access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.castingsociety.com|language=en}}

Cinema Audio Society Awards

| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Movie of the Week, Mini-Series or Specials

| Larry Sutton, David E. Fluhr, Adam Jenkins,
and Don Digirolamo {{small|(for "Part II")}}

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000175/1997/1/?ref_=ev_eh |title=Nominees/Winners |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=May 5, 2019}}

rowspan="2"| Primetime Emmy Awards

| Outstanding Miniseries

| Tom Rowe and Robert Halmi

| {{nom}}

| align="center" rowspan="2"| {{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/cold-blood |title=In Cold Blood |website=Emmys.com |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=July 13, 2017}}

Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Special

| Michael D. Ornstein

| {{nom}}

Satellite Awards

| Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television

| Eric Roberts

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1997.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 1997 1st Annual SATELLITE Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1997.shtml|archive-date=1 February 2008}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0116619}}

Category:1996 American television series debuts

Category:1996 American television series endings

Category:1990s American crime drama television series

Category:1990s American television miniseries

Category:Adaptations of works by Truman Capote

Category:American English-language television shows

Category:Sonar Entertainment miniseries

Category:Television shows based on American novels

Category:Television shows filmed in Alberta

Category:Television series set in 1959

Category:Television shows about murder

Category:Television shows based on non-fiction books

Category:Television shows set in Kansas

Category:True crime television series

Category:CBS crime dramas