1967 · 134 min · R

In Cold Blood

Name: In Cold Blood
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1967
Duration: 134 min
Cast: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart, Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Directed by Richard Brooks · Crime, Drama

In Cold Blood (1967) is a Crime film, directed by Richard Brooks set in Kansas during the 1950s–1960s. It runs 134 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of mortality & aging play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer

Quincy Jones

Cinematography

Conrad Hall

Cast

Robert BlakeScott WilsonJohn ForsythePaul StewartGerald S. O'LoughlinJeff CoreyJohn GallaudetJames Flavin

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Kansas

Setting

Rural

When

1950s 1960s

Premise & themes

Themes

Mortality & Aging

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

True Story

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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