To Kill a Mockingbird (film)
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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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Primary cast of the movie
- Gregory Peck : Atticus Finch
- Mary Badham : Jean Louise "Scout" Finch
- Phillip Alford : Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch
- John Megna : Charles Baker "Dill" Harris
- Brock Peters : Tom Robinson
- Frank Overton : Sheriff Heck Tate
- James Anderson : Robert E. Lee "Bob" Ewell
- Collin Wilcox : Mayella Violet Ewell
- Robert Duvall : Arthur "Boo" Radley
- Rosemary Murphy : Maudie Atkinson
- Paul Fix : Judge Taylor
- Estelle Evans : Calpurnia
- William Windom : Mr. Gilmer (Prosecutor)
- Bill Walker : Rev. Sykes
- Jester Hairston : Spence Robinson (Tom's father)
Awards for the movie
- 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)
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch and Mary Badham as Scout Finch
Award nominations for the movie
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- BAFTA Award for Best Picture
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Academy Award for Directing (Robert Mulligan)
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Robert Mulligan)
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Mary Badham)
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Russell Harlan)
- Academy Award for Best Music, Score - Substantially Original (Elmer Bernstein)
Miscellanea
- 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 ...tick...tick...tick....
- In Modern Age continuity, Clark Kent's favorite film is To Kill a Mockingbird.
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