Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, John Megna
An American film classic, based upon a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (Horton Foote won the Oscar for adapting the screenplay). In the rural American south during the depths of the Depression, two child...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 28, 1998
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March 6, 2009ZOWIE and how! an investigation of a youthful coming of age southern-style, with a twist of racial zenophobia thrown in...it's a big scary world out there, if we let it be...
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February 11, 2009I'd read the book in school beforehand (amazing book!), probably explains why I didn't find the film all that great. But still, the film is is quite good, but then I don't really like black and white films anyway...
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January 9, 2009Probably the most genius decision when making this film was the choice of narrative structure. We see things through the eyes of the children. This allows time for us to get to know the characters before any indication of the main plot. It takes its time but never drags. The film...( read more)
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January 6, 2009Based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird is the story of a few summers with Jem and Scout Finch (Philip Alford and Mary Badham) in a sleepy Alabama town during the early 1930's and how they see things such as the spooky Radley house down the street...( read more)
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November 15, 2009Absolutely deserving of its Oscar wins, To Kill a Mockingbird is a poignant take on one of the most touchy issues in society - racism. Harper Lee's Pullitzer-winning novel is amazing in its own right, and Robert Mulligan's screen version does it full justice. Beautiful.
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November 5, 2009One of the best movies ever made in my estimation. Great plot, great acting!!
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November 5, 2009The book is known as one of the best books ever written by any american author. It shows how terrible racism is and the battle to fight for what is right. gergory Peck as Atticus Finch really is the best part of the movie. It also has Robert Duvall's introducing role as Boo. The ...( read more)
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January 24, 2008I agree that this is one of the best movies against racism. However, people are overlooking the whole idea. It's about prejudice in general, and understanding innocence. It's wrong to kill a mockingbird because they are innocent creatures who never hurt anything. This is a metaphor for the town's treatment of innocent Boo, and the court's treatment of a black man accused of raping a girl when it is obvious that he did not. In short, this movie takes a stand against all prejudice in every form. That's what makes this movie stand out against the usual films of this genre.
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March 3, 2007This is such a great film, i enjoy watching it everytime and i think Gregory Peck is soo cute. The children in the movie are so talented, i really like Jem. I also like Tom Robinson.
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February 7, 2007i love this film and gregory peck played it soooo well id luv it if my bf was like him!!! lol
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January 22, 2007if its not good tokill a monkingbird bcuz they sing to you then why was Tom killed. i mena it was clear as daylight to realize that he didnt raped that trashy girl. she came on to him and then she realize that what she did wasnt right so she got mad and accuse tom robinson of rapping her. the bitch wrong. the title of the movie was a great name referring it to tom.
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