To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Runtime: 2 hrs 29 mins
Synopsis: Robert Mulligan's classic adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in the racially charged atmosphere of Macon County, Alabama in the 1930s, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a poignant coming-of-age story. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Screenplay (written by... Robert Mulligan's classic adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in the racially charged atmosphere of Macon County, Alabama in the 1930s, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a poignant coming-of-age story. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Screenplay (written by Horton Foote), and Best Actor (Gregory Peck), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a timeless film packed with beautiful scenes and meaningful life lessons. The story is told from the vantage point of a young girl nicknamed Scout (Mary Badham) whose widowed white father Atticus Finch (Peck), an attorney, decides on principle to defend a black man (Brock Peters) charged with raping a poor white woman. But the bigoted townspeople would rather lynch the accused than try him, and they make life hellish for the lawyer, his daughter, and his son Jem (Philip Alford). While their father is in the throes of the trial, his bright, inquisitive children learn a hard and unforgettable lesson in justice, morality, and prejudice, part of which requires overcoming an unfounded fear of their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall). [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Philip Alford, Brock Peters, Robert Duvall
Screenwriter: Horton Foote
Producer: Alan J. Pakula
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
DVD Info
Release:
Sep 6, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- 2-Disc Snap Case
Disc 1:
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
- Dual (Single Sided)
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
- Dolby Digital DTS 5.1 Surround Sound - English
- Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English, French
- Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
- Bonus Footage - 1. Academy Award Best Actor Acceptance Speech
- 2. American Film Institute Life Achievement Award
- 3. Excerpt From Academy Tribute to Gregory Peck
- Feature Commentary - Robert Mulligan - Director; Alan Pakula - Producer
- Trailer - Theatrical Trailer
- Text/Photo Galleries
- Production Notes
Disc 2:
- Full Frame - 1.33
- Dual (Single Sided)
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English
- Featurette - 1. A Conversation with Gregory Peck
- - 2.Fearful Symmetry: The Making of To Kill a Mockingbird
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Reviews
With the Tom Robinson plot intertwining with Scout and Jem's education in the ugly flaws of a world they're only beginning to comprehend, today the film offers an extra accumulated layer of 'meaning.'
Regardless of its flaws, it occupies a specific place in American cinema; it's easy to enjoy and hard to forget.
Arguably one of the best dramatic films ever made, brought home with tons of great features, a sparkling new transfer, and a nifty fold-out case.
Combining the best of Southern Gothic and coutroom drama traditions, this Oscar-winner is poignant as a classic coming-of-age tale and expose of the American legal system
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