Capote
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Capote is a 2005 biographical drama film about author Truman Capote’s research and writing of his true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capote canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capote Context triple: [Michael Ohoven, produced, Capote]
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A.
Truman Capote
Truman Capote was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist best known for works like "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's," which helped pioneer the true crime genre and cemented his status as a major literary figure of the 20th century.
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B.
Almanzo Wilder
Almanzo Wilder was an American farmer and the husband of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose frontier life inspired the "Little House" books.
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C.
Gay Talese
Gay Talese is an American journalist and author renowned as a pioneering figure of New Journalism, known for his literary, narrative-driven nonfiction profiles and essays.
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D.
John Kennedy Toole
John Kennedy Toole was an American novelist best known for his posthumously published, Pulitzer Prize–winning comic novel "A Confederacy of Dunces."
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E.
Thomas Wolfe
Thomas Wolfe was a major early 20th-century American novelist best known for his sprawling, autobiographical works such as "Look Homeward, Angel."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Capote Target entity description: Capote is a 2005 biographical drama film about author Truman Capote’s research and writing of his true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
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A.
Truman Capote
Truman Capote was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist best known for works like "In Cold Blood" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's," which helped pioneer the true crime genre and cemented his status as a major literary figure of the 20th century.
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B.
Almanzo Wilder
Almanzo Wilder was an American farmer and the husband of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose frontier life inspired the "Little House" books.
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C.
Gay Talese
Gay Talese is an American journalist and author renowned as a pioneering figure of New Journalism, known for his literary, narrative-driven nonfiction profiles and essays.
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D.
John Kennedy Toole
John Kennedy Toole was an American novelist best known for his posthumously published, Pulitzer Prize–winning comic novel "A Confederacy of Dunces."
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E.
Thomas Wolfe
Thomas Wolfe was a major early 20th-century American novelist best known for his sprawling, autobiographical works such as "Look Homeward, Angel."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAward | Academy Award for Best Actor for Philip Seymour Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| actorInRole |
Bruce Greenwood as Jack Dunphy
NERFINISHED
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Catherine Keener as Harper Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Cooper as Alvin Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifton Collins Jr. as Perry Smith ⓘ Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote ⓘ |
| basedOn | In Cold Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Truman Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Adam Kimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Bennett Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Christopher Tellefsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent |
research for In Cold Blood
ⓘ
writing of In Cold Blood ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mychael Danna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Capote’s relationship with Perry Smith
ⓘ
ethical issues in true-crime writing ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| portrays |
Harper Lee
NERFINISHED
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Perry Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Hickock NERFINISHED ⓘ Truman Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Telluride Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Caroline Baron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Ohoven NERFINISHED ⓘ William Vince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Cooper’s Town Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Infinity Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 2, 2005 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Dan Futterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
early 1960s
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Bruce Greenwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catherine Keener NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Clifton Collins Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Seymour Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Truman Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Seymour Hoffman