To Kill a Mockingbird (film)
To Kill a Mockingbird is a
1962 film directed by
Robert Mulligan and based on the
famous novel 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.
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Gregory Peck :
Atticus Finch*
Mary Badham : Jean Louise "Scout" Finch
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Phillip Alford : Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch
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John Megna : Charles Baker "Dill" Harris
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Brock Peters : Tom Robinson
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Frank Overton : Sheriff Heck Tate
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James Anderson : Robert E. Lee "Bob" Ewell
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Collin Wilcox : Mayella Violet Ewell
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Robert Duvall : Arthur "Boo" Radley
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Rosemary Murphy : Maudie Atkinson
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Paul Fix : Judge Taylor
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Estelle Evans : Calpurnia
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William Windom : Mr. Gilmer (Prosecutor)
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Bill Walker : Rev. Sykes
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Jester Hairston : Spence Robinson (Tom's father)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding
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Academy Award for Best Actor (
Gregory Peck)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama (Gregory Peck)
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Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Black-and-White (
Henry Bumstead,
Alexander Golitzen,
Muzamiel Hady,
Oliver Emert)
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Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay (
Horton Foote)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score - Motion Picture (
Elmer Bernstein)
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Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch and Mary Badham as Scout Finch |
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Academy Award for Best Picture*
BAFTA Award for Best Picture*
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama*
Academy Award for Directing (
Robert Mulligan)
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Robert Mulligan)
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (
Mary Badham)
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Academy Award for Best Cinematography (
Russell Harlan)
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Academy Award for Best Music, Score - Substantially Original (
Elmer Bernstein)
It was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States
Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the
National Film Registry in
1995.
*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.
*The Alabama courthouse seen in exterior shots is actually located in
Colusa, California, and would be used again as a location for the 1970 movie
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* In "Modern Age"
Superman continuity,
Clark Kent's favorite film is
To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Robert Duvall's big screen debut, as the misunderstood recluse Boo Radley.
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Film Study Guide for To Kill A Mockingbird*
Atticus Finch's Closing Argument in Text and Audio from AmericanRhetoric.com
