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To Kill a Mockingbird
The original movie poster for To Kill a Mockingbird.
Directed by	Robert Mulligan
Produced by	Alan J. Pakula
Written by	Harper Lee (novel) Horton Foote (screenplay)
Starring	Gregory Peck Mary Badham Phillip Alford
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Editing by	Aaron Stell
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	December 25, 1962
Running time	129 min
Language	English
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 Academy Award winning film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name 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.[1] It is also Robert Duvall's big screen debut, as the misunderstood recluse Boo Radley.

It was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning three. In 1995, To Kill a Mockingbird was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Now, in public domain because of missing copyright indication.

• Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch
• Mary Badham as Scout
• Phillip Alford Jem
• John Megna as Dill
• Brock Peters as Tom Robinson
• Frank Overton as Heck Tate
• James Anderson as Bob Ewell
• Collin Wilcox as Mayella Violet Ewell
• Robert Duvall as Arthur "Boo" Radley
• Rosemary Murphy as Maudie Atkinson
• Paul Fix as Judge Taylor
• Estelle Evans as Calpurnia
• William Windom as Mr. Gilmer (Prosecutor)
• Bill Walker as Reverand Sykes (uncredited)
• Jester Hairston as Spence Robinson (Tom's father) (uncredited)
• Kim Stanley (uncredited narrator as the voice of the adult Scout)
• Alice Ghostley as Miss Stephanie Crawford
• Crahan Denton as Walter Cunningham Sr.
• Steve Condit as Walter Cunningham Jr. (uncredited)
• Dan White as Mob Leader (uncredited)
• Paulene Myers as Jesse, Dubose servant girl (uncredited)
• David Crawford as David Robinson
• Jamie Forster as Hiram Townsend
• Kim Hamilton as Helen Robinson
• Kim Hector as Cecil Jacobs
• Hugh Sanders as Dr. Reynolds

The American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. The AFI also named this at number 2 on their 100 Cheers list, behind It's a Wonderful Life, as well as #34 on the list of greatest American films of all time. This film is also on IMDB's list of the top 250 films, currently around the 44th spot.

• Academy Award for Best Actor (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 Actor - Motion Picture Drama (Gregory Peck)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Elmer Bernstein)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding
• 1995- National Film Registry

Gregory Peck, as Atticus Finch.

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To Kill a Mockingbird (film)

• Film Study Guide for To Kill A Mockingbird
• To Kill a Mockingbird at the Internet Movie Database
• Atticus Finch's Closing Argument in Text and Audio from AmericanRhetoric.com
• Location and production notes for To Kill A Mockingbird at www.thestudiotour.com