"IN COLD BLOOD" The film In Cold Blood is an adaptation of Truman Capote's novel of the same name. ... For the sake of realism, In Cold Blood was filmed in Holcomb, Kansas at the Clutter farm where the actual murders took place as well as the other actual locations. ... Truman Capote also uses what one might call a teaser. ... I found the film to be a horrifying, chilling, blood curdling distasteful piece of cinema, but it definitely makes a point in the context of the human rights/ death penalty debate. ...

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President Truman defended his decision and use of the atomic bomb, claiming that it saved millions of lives by ending the war, also justifying his act by stating it was dropped on a military base and did not intend to kill civilians. ... Truman did not consider the killing of thousands of civilians, but only to completely destroy Japan beyond rubble. ... Whilst the Japanese had committed crimes of war, which were not sanctioned nor did they play a significant role, cannot be compared to the cold- blooded decision made by America to drop the bomb. ...

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