In Cold Blood.

Perry Smith (Robert Blake) and Dick Hickock (Scott Wilson) concoct a plan to rob the home of the Clutter family in 1959. They murder Mr. and Mrs. Clutter and their two teenage children. The bodies are discovered the next day, and a police investigation is immediately launched. The story of the murders is told in flashback, after the subjects' arrests. Smith and Hickock are both found guilty of the crime and sentenced to be hanged. A representation of their final moments and their execution is presented at the conclusion of the film.

Credits

Cast
Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, Paul Stewart, John Forsythe
Complete catalog record
In Cold Blood. Pax Enterprises. Released By Columbia Pictures Corp. 134 Min., Sd., B&W, 35 Mm. Based On The Book By Truman Capote. © Pax Enterprises, Inc.; 1feb68 (In Notice: 1967); Lp35901.

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