Infamous (Drama / Completed)

When Truman Capote journeys to Kansas to research a brutal multiple murder, his intelligence and cunning are put to the test when he meets cold-blooded killer Perry Smith (Daniel Craig).

Capote finds himself faced with an impenetrable mystery in Perry. To plumb Perry’s enigmatic soul, Capote must bare his own. In exposing the hidden recesses of their damaged pasts, two men from worlds apart will share something that even Truman will never recover from. Infamous chronicles the sensational story behind Capote's "In Cold Blood" and his affair with its doomed subject.

It follows Truman on his quest for truth and the devastating price paid to find it.

Director Douglas McGrath and producer Christine Vachon have assembled a stunning ensemble cast, Sandra Bullock bringing complexity to her portrayal of Harper Lee, while Paltrow, Weaver & Rossellini have never been in better form. The film also features career best performances from Toby Jones, who electrifies as Truman and newly crowned James Bond – Daniel Craig, as killer Perry Smith.

Cast: Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sigourney Weaver, Daniel Craig, Jeff Daniels, Isabella Rossellini, Hope Davis (Credits may not be contractual)

Writer / Director: Douglas McGrath

Producers: Jocelyn Hayes, Sidney Kimmel, Christine Vachon, Anne Walker-McBay

Production Companies: Jack and Henry Productions Inc. / Killer Films / Longfellow Pictures

US Distributor: Warner Independent Pictures

David Thomson, The Independent:

"The best new film I've seen this year is about the writer Truman Capote... English actor, Toby Jones, is Capote without the least hint of impersonation. He looks and sounds not only more like the real Truman Capote, he is the man... believe me, this is a better performance than Philip Seymour Hoffman's..."

"Perry Smith is played by Daniel Craig... He is - as I'm sure you know - the new James Bond... And in a year's time, I suspect, it will be taken for granted that he is one of the best screen actors anywhere - and a great part of that will be because of Infamous..."

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