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Release Date:
25 December 1962 (USA)
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Tagline:
The most beloved and widely read Pulitzer Prize Winner now comes vividly alive on the screen! more
Plot:
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 | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 11 wins
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12 nominations
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(38 articles)
Film School 101: Protagonists
(From Atomic Popcorn. 1 November 2009, 4:57 AM, PST)
AFI Fest 2009: Something’S Gonna Live, North By Northwest
(From Alternative Film Guide. 26 October 2009, 12:41 AM, PDT)
(From Atomic Popcorn. 1 November 2009, 4:57 AM, PST)
AFI Fest 2009: Something’S Gonna Live, North By Northwest
(From Alternative Film Guide. 26 October 2009, 12:41 AM, PDT)
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It does the book justice.
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Cast
(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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129 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #20267) |
UK:A (original rating) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
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)
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Director Robert Mulligan and producer Alan J. Pakula traveled to Harper Lee's hometown of Monroeville but found it unsuitable for filming. The town had been modernized. Therefore the production team constructed their own ideal version of Monroeville on a backlot at Universal. When Lee saw their recreation, she said it was perfect.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Jem and Scout leave the tree with the knothole in it when Mr. Radley is filling in the knothole, he leaves his school books at the foot of the tree.
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References Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
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After studying the outstanding book of To Kill A Mockingbird at school, I viewed this film, and was on the whole very impressed. Scout and Jem are portrayed brilliantly, considering the ages of the children who played them, and they, as with everything else in the production, are true to the book's spirit. Gregory Peck is perfect as the unflappable Atticus Finch, and deserved his Oscar. The music is worthy of praise, especially for the climatic scene, and the raw emotion and feeling of the book is amply conveyed. All of the cast are well cast, and it's interesting to ponder how much this film, at the time, would've shocked. That the book explores racism and outsiders in a southern town, through the eyes of a child is genius and works very nicely here. The only problems are minor- much of the book's counter-balancing humour was left out, certain characters are omitted (Dolphus Raymond and Aunt Alexandra), and some of the book's early characterisation is missed. Aside from these gripes, this is a magical film and a "must-see," as a companion piece to the classic novel. 9/10