The Capote Tapes (2019)

  • NR
  • 10/12/2019 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 38m

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.

Ebs Burnough

Director

Holly Whiston

Screenplay

Cast

Truman Capote's headshot

Truman Capote

Self (archive footage)
George Plimpton's headshot

George Plimpton

Self (voice) (archive footage)
Kate Harrington's headshot

Kate Harrington

Self
Dotson Rader's headshot

Dotson Rader

Self
Lauren Bacall's headshot

Lauren Bacall

Self (voice) (archive footage)
Sally Quinn's headshot

Sally Quinn

Self
John Richardson's headshot

John Richardson

Self, art historian
Jay McInerney's headshot

Jay McInerney

Self

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