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Original title: To Kill a Mockingbird
Year: 1962
Running time: 129 min.
Country: United States
Director: Robert Mulligan
Screenwriter: Horton Foote. Novel: Harper Lee
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography: Russell Harlan (B&W)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Brock Peters, Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Robert Duvall
Producer: Pakula-Mulligan Production, Brentwood Production. Distributor: Universal Pictures
Genre: Drama | Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. Southern Gothic. Racism. Childhood. Small Town Life (North-american)
Synopsis: The lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), decides to defend a black man (Brock Peters) undeservedly charged with raping a poor white woman. The bigoted townspeople would rather lynch the accused than try him, and they make life hell for the lawyer, his daughter, Scout (Mary Badham) and his son Jem (Philip Alford). While Atticus tries the case, his inquisitive children learn a hard and unforgettable lesson in justice, morality, and prejudice, part of which requires overcoming their fear of their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall).

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#29 Best US Movies of all time
#35 Best Drama Movies
#44 Best Movies in the history of film

Awards: 1962: 3 Academy Awards: Best Actor (Gregory Peck), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction. 8 Nominations

1962: 3 Golden Globes: International Understanding, Actor (Peck) and Score. 5 Nom.

1963: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film and Best Foreign Actor (Gregory Peck)

1963: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or/Golden Palm (Best Film)

1963: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Film and Best Screenplay

1962: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

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1962: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Drama Screenplay

1962: David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Actor (Gregory Peck)

Critics' reviews

"Harper Lee's child's-eye view of southern bigotry gains something in its translation to the screen by Robert Mulligan, who knows exactly where to place the camera to catch a child's subjective experience"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"There is so much feeling for children in the film (...) so much delightful observation of their spirit, energy and charm (...) [but] it doesn't tell us very much of how they feel."

Bosley Crowther: The New York Times
"A product of American realism, and it is a rare and worthy treasure."

James Powers: The Hollywood Reporter
"'To Kill a Mockingbird' is a time capsule, preserving hopes and sentiments from a kinder, gentler, more naive America. (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"[It] is a major film achievement, a significant, captivating and memorable picture that ranks with the best of recent years. Its success in the literary world seems certain to be replicated in the theatrical sphere."

Larry Tubelle: Variety
"This is not much of a movie even by purely formal standards."

Andrew Sarris: Village Voice
"As Mulligan so deftly demonstrates, the story is in the characters, their failings and fragility, their heroism and nobility of spirit (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Marc Lee: Telegraph
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