To Kill A Mockingbird
Crime, Drama
Universal Studios  (1962) 129 mins Approved

8.5 (66,483 votes) Top 250: #47
Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his brilliant performance as the Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece. The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him--except Peck, the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassion defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children....

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Cast and Crew
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
Director  .....  Robert Mulligan
Producer  .....  Alan J. Pakula
Writer  .....  Harper Lee; Horton Foote
Notes
Goofs:
The law books disappear from the mantelpiece when Scout returns from walking Boo Radley home. (more)

Trivia:
According to the comics, this is Clark Kent's (aka Superman) favorite movie. (more)

Filming Locations:
Monroeville, Alabama, USA (more)

Quotes:
Calpurnia: That boy is your company. And if he wants to eat up that tablecloth, you let him, you hear? And if you can't act fit to eat like folks, you can just set here and eat in the kitchen. (more)

Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 12 nominations (more)