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25 December 1962 (USA) moreTagline:
The most beloved and widely read Pulitzer Prize Winner now comes vividly alive on the screen! morePlot:
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(26 articles)
Bloom on the main (From JoBlo. 25 March 2009, 6:54 PM, PDT)
Top Screenwriter and Playwright Foote Dead at 92
(From WENN. 4 March 2009, 5:30 PM, PST)
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An Unforgettable Drama moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gregory Peck | ... | Atticus Finch | |
| John Megna | ... | Charles Baker 'Dill' Harris | |
| Frank Overton | ... | Sheriff Heck Tate | |
| Rosemary Murphy | ... | Maudie Atkinson | |
| Ruth White | ... | Mrs. Dubose | |
| Brock Peters | ... | Tom Robinson | |
| Estelle Evans | ... | Calpurnia | |
| Paul Fix | ... | Judge Taylor | |
| Collin Wilcox Paxton | ... | Mayella Violet Ewell (as Collin Wilcox) | |
| James Anderson | ... | Robert E. Lee 'Bob' Ewell | |
| Alice Ghostley | ... | Aunt Stephanie Crawford | |
| Robert Duvall | ... | Arthur 'Boo' Radley | |
| William Windom | ... | Mr. Gilmer, Prosecutor | |
| Crahan Denton | ... | Walter Cunningham Sr. | |
| Richard Hale | ... | Nathan Radley |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
129 minCountry:
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #20267) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:Not Rated (DVD) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 (f)Fun Stuff
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The first scene that Gregory Peck shot showed him returning home from his character's law office while his children ran to greet him. Harper Lee was a guest on the set that day, and Peck noticed her crying after the scene was filmed. "Why are you crying?" Peck asked. Peck had looked just like her late father, the model for Atticus, Lee explained; Peck even had a little round pot belly like her father's. "That's not a pot belly, Harper," Peck told her, "That's great acting." moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Bob Ewell is on the witness stand and Atticus asks him if he ran for a doctor, Atticus is hovering over Ewell and his visible shadow behind Ewell reflects this. When the camera shifts to Atticus, he is a good 10-15 feet away. When the camera returns to Ewell, Atticus' shadow is still there. moreQuotes:
Scout: May I see your watch? "To Atticus, My Beloved Husband." Atticus, Jem says this watch is gonna belong to him some day.Atticus Finch: That's right.
Scout: Why?
Atticus Finch: Well, it's customary for the boy to have his father's watch.
Scout: What are you gonna give me?
Atticus Finch: Well, I don't know that I have much else of value that belongs to me... But there's a pearl necklace; there's a ring that belonged to your mother. And I've put them away, and they're to be yours.
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Hoo boy, am I a sucker for courtroom dramas. The wrangling of legal points and the investigation into the truth just gets my cinematic blood pumping (I s'pose it's in response to my own dashed hopes of becoming an attorney).
"To Kill a Mockingbird" rises to the top of the pile easily.
Yes, the courtroom proceedings are nail-bitingly engaging. But played out against the tapestry of bigotry and hate make the legal goings-on even more compelling.
The writing here is so beautiful, so lyric, so poetic. The Harper Lee-based screenplay captures wonderfully a time and a place that are absolutely real--where big brothers could solve the universe's problems in an instant and all the treasures of the world could be contained in a cigar box.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" also contains three of the most impressive child performances I have ever witnessed--there's not a false or affected moment in any one of them. Until seeing "Ponette," a movie I would highly recommend, the kids in "Mockingbird" received my best child performance ever awards. "Ponette" has ratcheted them down one notch, but that doesn't diminish the achievement here. The scene in which Scout dispels the mob simply by identifying its individual members is one of the most powerful moments in filmdom.
Peck more than deserved his best actor nod. His quiet dignity is a definite asset. Brock Peters, too, is terrific in what could have been a cliched role.
If you are a moviegoer who has a bias against black and white movies and who has therefore never seen "Mockingbird," I pity you. You've passed on one of Hollywood's most unforgettable experiences.