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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

To Kill a Mockingbird
129 min.
8.3
49,266
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Synopsis
The lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), decides to defend a black man (Brock Peters) undeservedly charged with raping a poor white woman. The bigoted townspeople would rather lynch the accused than try him, and they make life hell for the lawyer, his daughter, Scout (Mary Badham) and his son Jem (Philip Alford). While Atticus tries the case, his inquisitive children learn a hard and unforgettable lesson in justice, morality, and prejudice, part of which requires overcoming their fear of their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall).
Genre
Drama Courtroom Drama / Lawyers Southern Gothic Racism Childhood Small Town Life (North-american)
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/ United States United States
Original title:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Running time
129 min.
Screenwriter
Horton Foote
Screenwriter
Harper Lee
Novel
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Composer
Cinematography
Russell Harlan
(B&W)
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 #31
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Awards
1962: 3 Academy Awards: Best Actor (Gregory Peck), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction. 8 Nominations
1962: 3 Golden Globes: International Understanding, Actor (Peck) and Score. 5 Nom.
1963: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film and Best Foreign Actor (Gregory Peck)
1963: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or/Golden Palm (Best Film)
1963: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Film and Best Screenplay
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Critics' reviews 9

"Harper Lee's child's-eye view of southern bigotry gains something in its translation to the screen by Robert Mulligan, who knows exactly where to place the camera to catch a child's subjective experience"
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[Chicago Reader]
"There is so much feeling for children in the film (...) so much delightful observation of their spirit, energy and charm (...) [but] it doesn't tell us very much of how they feel."
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[The New York Times]
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