To kill a mockingbird / a Universal-International presentation of a Pakula-Mulligan, Brentwood Productions picture ; screenplay by Horton Foote ; produced by Alan J. Pakula ; directed by Robert Mulligan.

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In a racially divided Alabama town in the 1930s, widowed lawyer Atticus Finch agrees to defend a young black man accused of raping a white woman, teaching his children valuable lessons about prejudice and empathy.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	To kill a mockingbird (Motion picture : 1962)
Corporate Authors:	Universal-International (Firm) Pakula-Mulligan Productions Brentwood Productions, Inc Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Pakula, Alan J., 1928-1998 Mulligan, Robert, 1925-2008 Foote, Horton Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003 Megna, John Overton, Frank, 1918-1967 Murphy, Rosemary White, Ruth, 1914-1969 Peters, Brock Evans, Estelle, 1906-1985 Fix, Paul, 1901-1983 Wilcox Paxton, Collin, 1935-2009 Ghostley, Alice, 1926-2007 Duvall, Robert Windom, William, 1923-2012 Badham, Mary, 1952- Alford, Phillip Bernstein, Elmer Lee, Harper
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English and French soundtracks; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH) and optional French and Spanish subtitles.
Published:	Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012]
Edition:	Fiftieth anniversary edition, Widescreen.
Subjects:	Fathers and daughters > Southern States > Drama. Trials (Rape) > Southern States > Drama. Race discrimination > Southern States > Drama. Southern States > Race relations > Drama. Southern States > Social conditions > 20th century > Drama. Legal films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Legal films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	In a racially divided Alabama town in the 1930s, widowed lawyer Atticus Finch agrees to defend a young black man accused of raping a white woman, teaching his children valuable lessons about prejudice and empathy.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Based upon Harper Lee's novel. Bonus features: Disc 1: Academy Award Best Actor acceptance speech (10 min.); American Film Institute Life Ahievement Award (Gregory Peck's remarks) (2 min.); excerpt from tribute to Gregory Peck (Cecilia Peck's remarks) (10 min.); Scout remembers (actress Mary Badham shares her experiences working with Gregory Peck) (12 min.); optional feature commentary with director Robert Mulligan and producer Alan Pakula; theatrical trailer; 100 years of Universal : restoring the classics (10 min.). Disc 2: A conversation with Gregory Peck (documentary) (1999) (98 min.); Fearful symmetry : the making of To kill a mockingbird (documentary) (1998) (91 min.) Videorecording.
Call Number:	PS3523.E332 T6 2012 VideoDVD
Credits:	Director of photography, Russell Harlan; editor, Aaron Stell ; music, Elmer Bernstein.
System Details:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; dual layer; Dolby digital 5.1 (English) and 2.0 mono. (English and French)
Cast:	Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White, Brock Peters, Estelle Evans, Paul Fix, Collin Wilcox, Alice Ghostley, Robert Duvall, William Windom, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford.