Factual error: Halfway into the film, a scene shows Capote talking on a beige telephone. The receiver is a modular (plug in) type. Modular phones were not introduced until after 1966. The time frame for this movie is 1959 through 1963. All other scenes in this movie show the correct type of receiver (wired, not plug-in).
Factual error: The Spanish taxi cab has red plates. In that time period plates were white.
Factual error: While Truman is in the supermarket the Campbell's soup can labels show UPC bar codes. The first codes were used on products starting in 1974.
Answer: The book is somewhat different than the movie. There are several subtle references to the main character's questionable sexual preferences and possible prostitution.
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