To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 · Movie · NR · 129 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Based on To Kill a Mockingbird
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-12-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 129 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (2,864 votes)
- Box office
- $13,100,000
- Budget
- $2,000,000
Themes
- right and justice
- rape
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- court case
- court
- isolation
- becoming an adult
- falsely accused
- arbitrary law
- alabama
- socially deprived family
- +19 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1963
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1963
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1963
- Golden Globe Award — Best Film Promoting International Understanding · 1963
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1963 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1963 · nominated
Cast & crew
Gregory Peck
as Atticus Finch
Mary Badham
as Scout Finch
Phillip Alford
as Jem
John Megna
as Dill Harris
Frank Overton
as Sheriff Heck Tate
Brock Peters
as Tom Robinson
Rosemary Murphy
as Maudie Atkinson
Ruth White
as Mrs. Dubose
Estelle Evans
as Calpurnia
Paul Fix
as Judge Taylor
Directed by Robert Mulligan