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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 8.4
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice. Director:Robert Mulligan |
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Cast
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| Gregory Peck | ... | ||
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John Megna | ... | |
| Frank Overton | ... | ||
| Rosemary Murphy | ... | ||
| Ruth White | ... | ||
| Brock Peters | ... | ||
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Estelle Evans | ... | |
| Paul Fix | ... | ||
| Collin Wilcox Paxton | ... |
Mayella Violet Ewell
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James Anderson | ... | |
| Alice Ghostley | ... | ||
| Robert Duvall | ... | ||
| William Windom | ... |
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Crahan Denton | ... | |
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Based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning book of 1961. Atticus Finch is a lawyer in a racially divided Alabama town in the 1930s. He agrees to defend a young black man who is accused of raping a white woman. Many of the townspeople try to get Atticus to pull out of the trial, but he decides to go ahead. How will the trial turn out - and will it change any of the racial tension in the town ? Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
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If you have read the novel, you will relive every treasured moment. . .If not, a deeply moving experience awaits you! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 March 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Matar a un ruiseñor See more »Filming Locations:
Courthouse Square, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Universal International Pictures (UI), Pakula-Mulligan, Brentwood Productions See more »
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Tom Robinson: Well, I said I best be goin', I couldn't do nothin' for her, an' she said, oh, yes I could. An' I asked her what, and she said to jus' step on the chair yonder an' git that box down from on top of the chifforobe. So I done like she told me, and I was reachin' when the next thing I know she... grabbed me aroun' the legs.
[a murmur erupts in the courthouse]
Tom Robinson: She scared me so bad I hopped down an' turned the chair over. That was the only thing, only furniture 'sturbed in the room, Mr. ...
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In the very beginning of the film, the adult Scout's narrates, "Maycomb was a tired, old town, even in 1932 when I first knew it." Moments later, she goes on to say that "Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself" in clear reference to FDR's first inaugural address. Roosevelt, however, did not deliver this speech until March 4, 1933. See more »Quotes
[testifying]Tom Robinson: Well, I said I best be goin', I couldn't do nothin' for her, an' she said, oh, yes I could. An' I asked her what, and she said to jus' step on the chair yonder an' git that box down from on top of the chifforobe. So I done like she told me, and I was reachin' when the next thing I know she... grabbed me aroun' the legs.
[a murmur erupts in the courthouse]
Tom Robinson: She scared me so bad I hopped down an' turned the chair over. That was the only thing, only furniture 'sturbed in the room, Mr. ...
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'To Kill a Mockingbird' is one of the best books ever written but this film does it justice. The performances throughout are stunning, especially that of Gregory Peck (Harper Lee was so impressed she gave him her late father's pocket watch, a prop he uses in the film, to keep). This film will make anyone think hard about how they treat others and it is really heartwarming without being soppy. It isn't necessary to have read the book before seeing this film but it might be advisable. This is one of the classic films of its generation and very few films of nowadays come close to matching it either. A real must-see.