The Capote Tapes
Discover the real Truman Capote through unheard interviews…
A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.
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Top Cast
Dick Cavett
Self
Kate Harrington
Self
Lewis Lapham
Self
André Leon Talley
Self
Jay McInerney
Self
Sally Quinn
Self
Dotson Rader
Self
John Richardson
Self
Sadie Stein
Self
Colm Tóibín
Self
Stephen Mitchell
Voiceover (voice)
George Plimpton
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Truman Capote
Self (archive footage)
Lauren Bacall
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Phoebe Pierce
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Barbara Lawrence
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Babs Simpson
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Nancy Ryan
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Norman Mailer
Self (voice) (archive footage)
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