TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (FILM)

'''To Kill a Mockingbird''' is a 1962 film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. The film stars Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch. The character of Atticus in this movie has been deemed the #1 Greatest Hero of American film, as rated by the American Film Institute. It is also Robert Duvall's big screen debut, as the misunderstood recluse Boo Radley.

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Cast

Awards and reception

Awards

References

External links

Cast

★ ''Gregory Peck'' as Atticus Finch

★ ''Mary Badham'' as Jean Louise "Scout" Finch

★ ''Phillip Alford'' as Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch

★ ''John Megna'' as Charles Baker "Dill" Harris

★ ''Brock Peters'' as Tom Robinson

★ ''Frank Overton'' as Sheriff Heck Tate

★ ''James Anderson'' as Robert E Lee "Bob" Ewell

★ ''Collin Wilcox'' as Mayella Violet Ewell

★ ''Robert Duvall'' as Arthur "Boo" Radley

★ ''Rosemary Murphy'' as Maudie Atkinson

★ ''Paul Fix'' as Judge Taylor

★ ''Estelle Evans'' as Calpurnia

★ ''William Windom'' as Mr. Gilmer (Prosecutor)

★ ''Bill Walker'' as Reverand Sykes

★ ''Jester Hairston'' as Spence Robinson (Tom's father)

★ ''Kim Stanley'', uncredited narrator as the voice of the adult Scout

Awards and reception

The American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. The AFI also named the movie the number 2 on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers list, behind ''It's a Wonderful Life'', as well as #34 on the list of greatest American films of all time.

Awards

★ Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding

★ Academy Award for Best Actor (Gregory Peck)

★ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama (Gregory Peck)

★ Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Henry Bumstead, Alexander Golitzen, Muzamiel Hady, Oliver Emert)

★ Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay (Horton Foote)

★ Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Elmer Bernstein)

References

External links

★ Film Study Guide for ''To Kill A Mockingbird''

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★ Atticus Finch's Closing Argument in Text and Audio from AmericanRhetoric.com

★ Location and production notes for ''To Kill A Mockingbird'' at www.thestudiotour.com