In Cold Blood (1967) – Filming Locations
Crime / Drama / History · Directed by Richard Brooks · Starring Robert Blake
After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
Where was In Cold Blood filmed?
- Holcomb, Kansas, United States, Holcomb – Opening scenes establishing the quiet Kansas farming community and the Clutter family home location. The actual town where the 1959 Clutter family murders occurred; Brooks filmed on location to capture the authentic desolate landscape and community atmosphere central to the crime's impact
- Garden City, Kansas, United States, Garden City – Police investigation scenes and interrogation sequences following the murders. The county seat where the actual investigation was conducted; filming here provided authentic settings for law enforcement and judicial proceedings
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, Las Vegas – Scenes depicting Perry Smith and Dick Hickock's movements after fleeing Kansas. Strategic filming location showing the criminals' desperate attempts to escape and hide out in the neon-lit gambling city
- Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City – The fugitives' attempts to flee further south and their eventual capture preparations. Filming in Mexico documents the criminals' desperate flight across the border and their final days before apprehension
- Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, Kansas, United States, Lansing – Prison execution sequences and final scenes. Actual Kansas penitentiary where the real executions took place; Brooks filmed the climactic sequences at the real prison for documentary authenticity