To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 · Movie · 2h 9m · NR
Drama
"A father must expose his children to a small town's outraged passions… and can only protect them with his love."
Overview
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Ratings
TMDB
8/10
Key crew
- Robert MulliganDirector
- Horton FooteScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gregory PeckAtticus Finch
- Mary BadhamScout Finch
- Phillip AlfordJem
- John MegnaDill Harris
- Frank OvertonSheriff Heck Tate
- Brock PetersTom Robinson
- Rosemary MurphyMaudie Atkinson
- Ruth WhiteMrs. Dubose
- Estelle EvansCalpurnia
- Paul FixJudge Taylor
- Collin Wilcox PaxtonMayella Violet Ewell
- James AndersonBob Ewell
Stills
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Themes
right and justicerapesibling relationshipbased on novel or bookcourt casecourtisolationbecoming an adultfalsely accusedarbitrary lawalabamasocially deprived family