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

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The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him-- except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassion...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:To kill a mockingbird (Motion picture : 1962)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author: Brentwood Productions, Inc
Other Authors: Foote, Horton
Pakula, Alan J., 1928-1998
Mulligan, Robert, 1925-2008
Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003
Badham, Mary, 1952-
Alford, Phillip
Lee, Harper
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-cationed in English for the hearing impaired.
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal, [1998], ©1998.
Edition:Collector's edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Lee, Harper > Film adaptations.
Finch, Atticus > (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Lee, Harper.
Fathers and daughters > Southern States > Drama.
Trials (Rape) > Southern States > Drama.
Girls > Southern States > Drama.
Fathers and daughters.
Finch, Atticus (Fictitious character)
Girls.
Race relations.
Racism.
Trials (Rape)
Racism > Southern States > Drama.
Southern States > Race relations > Drama.
Southern States.
Feature films > United States.
Feature films.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him-- except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.
Note:Based on the novel by Harper Lee.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF9 D0002759 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated.
Awards:Academy award, 1963: Best actor; Best art direction/set decoration; Best writing, screenplay based on material from another medium.
Cannes Film Festival, 1963: Gary Cooper Award.
Golden Globe, 1963: Best film promoting international understanding; Best motion picture actor, Best motion picture score.
National Film Registry selection 1995.
ISBN:0783225857
9780783225852
Credits:Screenplay, Horton Foote ; director of photography, Russell Harlan ; film editor, Aaron Stell ; music, Elmer Bernstein.
System Details:DVD (with chapter stops) ; widescreen letterbox format ; dual layer ; Dolby digital mono ; NTSC region 1.
Cast:
Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Philip Alford, John Megna, Ruth White, Paul Fix, Brock Peters, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Collin Wilcox.