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To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

Robert Mulligan

Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Brock Peters, Phillip Alford ...

8.3

49,269

Drama 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"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"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"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."	NEU
United Kingdom	Marc Lee Telegraph	"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)"	POS
United States	James Powers The Hollywood Reporter	"A product of American realism, and it is a rare and worthy treasure."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'To Kill a Mockingbird' is a time capsule, preserving hopes and sentiments from a kinder, gentler, more naive America. (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Larry Tubelle Variety	"[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."	POS
United Kingdom	Adrian Turner Time Out	"The film sits somewhere between the bogus virtue of Kramer's 'The Defiant Ones' and the poetry of Laughton's 'Night of the Hunter' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"A classic adaptation of an American classic. Storytelling doesn't get much better than this (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Andrew Sarris Village Voice	"This is not much of a movie even by purely formal standards."	NEG

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