To Kill a Mockingbird [60th Anniversary]

Director: Robert Mulligan Robert Mulligan

Overview

Gregory Peck is superb as a lawyer who defends a black man accused of raping a white woman in an Alabama town in the 1930s. But what makes the film memorable is its autobiographical feel: the story is told years later by the lawyer's daughter, looking back on her childhood.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/11/2022
UPC:	0191329232446
Original Release:	1962
Rating:	NR
Source:	Universal Studios
Language:	English
Time:	2:10:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gregory Peck	Atticus Finch
John Megna	Dill Harris
Frank Overton	Sheriff Heck Tate
Rosemary Murphy	Maudie Atkinson
Ruth White	Mrs. Dubose,Actor
Brock Peters	Tom Robinson
Estelle Evans	Calpurnia
Paul Fix	Judge Taylor
Collin Wilcox Paxton	Mayella Violet Ewell(as Collin Wilcox)
Alice Ghostley	Aunt Stephanie Crawford
Robert Duvall	Boo Radley
William Windom	Mr. Gilmer
Crahan Denton	Walter Cunningham Sr.,Walter Cunningham
Richard Hale	Nathan Radley
Mary Badham	Scout Finch
Phillip Alford	Jem,Jem Finch
R.L. Armstrong	Man,Man
Kim Stanley	Scout as an Adult - Narrator
David Crawford	Tom Robinson, Jr.
Charles Fredericks	Court Clerk
Jester Hairston	Spence Robinson
Kim Hamilton	Helen Robinson
Nancy Marshall	Schoolteacher
Paulene Myers	Jessie
Hugh Sanders	Dr. Reynolds
Kelly Thordsen	Burly Man
Guy Wilkerson	Jury Foreman
Steve Condit	Walter Cunningham
James Anderson	Bob Ewell
Bill Walker	Rev. Sykes
Elmer Bernstein	Composer

Technical Credits

Horton Foote

Robert Mulligan	Director,Producer
Harper Lee	Producer
Alan J. Pakula	Producer
Gregory Peck	Producer
Horton Foote	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Robert Mulligan's lovingly crafted recreation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize- winning novel is an outstanding production on many different levels. The Oscar-winning sets by Henry Bumstead and Alexander Golitzen, and gorgeous black-and-white cinematography beautifully evoke the rural Alabama Depression-era setting, providing the perfect backdrop for this quiet-yet-potent study of racism. The suffocating summer heat is reflected in the film's deliberate pacing, which casts a trance over the audience. Horton Foote's Academy Award-winning screenplay is a model of book-to-movie adaptation, as he retains all of the Southern character and charm of the novel without sacrificing Lee's key themes. Because the intolerance of the townspeople is witnessed through the eyes of children (Mary Badham and Philip Alford in impressively authentic performances), the feel is heightened and intensified. Their obsession with neighborhood ghoul Boo Radley (Robert Duvall in his film debut) mirrors the town's racism, and the children's ability to eventually realize their foolishness hints at Lee's hope for the future. Oscar winner Gregory Peck is ideal casting as Atticus, for his Lincoln-like integrity and intelligence perfectly serve the role. Peck hammers home the film's achingly authentic, timeless, and resonant plea for humanistic tolerance: The best way to understand another's problems is to get into his or her skin and walk around in it. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, the film was the winner of three (Best Actor, Art Direction, and Adapted Screenplay).