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The Capote Tapes (2021)

Overview

Newly discovered interviews with friends of Truman Capote made by Paris Review co-founder George Plimpton invigorate this fascinating documentary on the author (and socialite) behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, while situating Capote in the 20th-century American literary canon.
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Ebs Burnough profile
Ebs Burnough

Director

Holly Whiston profile
Holly Whiston

Screenplay

Cast

Truman Capote profile
Truman Capote

Self (archive footage)

George Plimpton profile
George Plimpton

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Kate Harrington profile
Kate Harrington

Self

Dotson Rader profile
Dotson Rader

Self

Lauren Bacall profile
Lauren Bacall

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Sally Quinn profile
Sally Quinn

Self

John Richardson profile
John Richardson

Self, art historian

Jay McInerney profile
Jay McInerney

Self

Phoebe Pierce profile
Phoebe Pierce

Self, Truman Capote's friend (voice) (archive footage)

Barbara Lawrence profile
Barbara Lawrence

Self, journalist, The New Yorker (voice) (archive footage)

Babs Simpson profile
Babs Simpson

Self, fashion writer, Vogue (voice) (archive footage)

Norman Mailer profile
Norman Mailer

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Truman Capote profile
Truman Capote

Self (archive footage)

George Plimpton profile
George Plimpton

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Kate Harrington profile
Kate Harrington

Self

Dotson Rader profile
Dotson Rader

Self

Lauren Bacall profile
Lauren Bacall

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Sally Quinn profile
Sally Quinn

Self

John Richardson profile
John Richardson

Self, art historian

Jay McInerney profile
Jay McInerney

Self

Phoebe Pierce profile
Phoebe Pierce

Self, Truman Capote's friend (voice) (archive footage)

Barbara Lawrence profile
Barbara Lawrence

Self, journalist, The New Yorker (voice) (archive footage)

Babs Simpson profile
Babs Simpson

Self, fashion writer, Vogue (voice) (archive footage)

Norman Mailer profile
Norman Mailer

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Extra

Release Date

September 10, 2021

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Hatch House Media Production logoMville Films logo

Available On

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