To Kill a Mockingbird
(1962)The most beloved Pulitzer Prize book now comes vividly alive on the screen!
Academy Award-winning drama based on the book by Harper Lee. Gregory Peck is the Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape during the Depression. Though he is innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no other lawyer will step forward to defend him.
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Best Actor (Peck), Art Direction, Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards 1963. Best Actor (Peck) and Best Score at the Golden Globes 1963.
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Directed by Robert Mulligan ('The Man in the Moon', 'Summer of '42')
Starring Gregory Peck, Paul Fix, Ruth White, Brock Peters, Frank Overton, Phillip Alford, Mary Badham, Rosemary Murphy, Collin Wilcox, John Megna, Robert Duvall
Written by Horton Foote (based on the novel by Harper Lee)
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A time capsule, preserving hopes and sentiments from a kinder, gentler, more naive America. Full Review
A classic adaptation of an American classic. Storytelling doesn't get much better than this. Full Review
Minor shortcomings in a rewarding film. Full Review
This one is always just off the boil. Full Review
Harper Lee's highly regarded first novel has been artfully and delicately translated to the screen. Full Review
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