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Content Advisory: Adult Situations Movie Release: 1962 DVD Release: 04/29/1998 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 84 Genres: Drama, Family Drama, Childhood Drama See Also: To Kill a Mockingbird [Special Edition], To Kill a Mockingbird [Widescreen] [Collector's Limited Edition]

Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographical novel was translated to film in 1962 by Horton Foote and the producer/director team of Robert Mulligan and Alan J. Pakula. Set a small Alabama town in the 1930s, the story focuses on scrupulously honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch, magnificently embodied by Gregory Peck. Finch puts his career on the line when he agrees to represent Tom Robinson (Brock Peters), a black man accused of rape. The trial and the events surrounding it are seen through the eyes of Finch's six-year-old daughter Scout (Mary Badham). While Robinson's trial gives the film its momentum, there are plenty of anecdotal occurrences before and after the court date: Scout's ever-strengthening bond with older brother Jem (Philip Alford), her friendship with precocious young Dill Harris (a character based on Lee's childhood chum Truman Capote and played by John Megna), her father's no-nonsense reactions to such life-and-death crises as a rampaging mad dog, and especially Scout's reactions to, and relationship with, Boo Radley (Robert Duvall in his movie debut), the reclusive "village idiot" who turns out to be her salvation when she is attacked by a venomous bigot. To Kill a Mockingbird won Academy Awards for Best Actor (Peck), Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Art Direction. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Gregory Peck - Atticus Finch
Mary Badham - Jean Louise "Scout" Finch
Philip Alford - Jem Finch
Robert Duvall - Boo Radley
Frank Overton - Sheriff Heck Tate
Brock Peters - Tom Robinson

Gregory Peck's remarkable, Oscar-winning performance highlights this tale of racial discrimination set in the South during the Depression, and the DVD release of this film classic is sure to leave fans of the film satisfied and rewarded. Presented in the original 1.85:1 widescreen theatrical aspect ratio and featuring a closed-captioned English Dolby Digital Mono soundtrack, this release also offers a French Dolby Digital Mono track in addition to optional Spanish subtitles. Abundant extra features include a commentary track with director Robert Mulligan and producer Alan J. Pakula, the original documentary "Fearful Symmetry," stills of the town of Monroeville, original location footage, interviews with local residents, production photos, and a theatrical trailer. This is a rewarding package to accompany a genuinely rewarding film. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide