Variety
Harper Lee's highly regarded first novel has been artfully and delicately translated to the screen.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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.
Best Actor (Peck), Art Direction, Adapted Screenplay at the Academy Awards 1963. Best Actor (Peck) and Best Score at the Golden Globes 1963.
1962Rating: PG124 minsUSA
DramaClassic
- Director:
- Robert Mulligan ('The Man in the Moon', 'Summer of '42')
- Writer:
- Horton Foote
- Cast:
- Gregory PeckPaul FixRuth WhiteBrock PetersFrank OvertonPhillip AlfordMary BadhamRosemary MurphyCollin WilcoxJohn MegnaRobert Duvall
To Kill a Mockingbird / Reviews
Roger Ebert
A time capsule, preserving hopes and sentiments from a kinder, gentler, more naive America.
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Empire Magazine
A classic adaptation of an American classic. Storytelling doesn't get much better than this.
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