To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Genre: Drama / Crime
Duration: 129 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna and Mary Badham
IMDb score:
8,2 (350.435)
Releasedate: 20 December 1962
To Kill a Mockingbird plot
"A father must expose his children to a small town's outraged passions… and can only protect them with his love."
Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) is a lawyer in a racially divided Alabama village in the 1930s. He agrees to defend a young black man, Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) accused of raping a white woman. Many of the villagers try to get Atticus to withdraw from the lawsuit, but he decides to go through with it.
Actors and actresses
Atticus Finch
Scout Finch
Jem
Dill Harris
Sheriff Heck Tate
Tom Robinson
Maudie Atkinson
Mrs. Dubose
Calpurnia
Judge Taylor
Reviews & comments
mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 14596 messages
- 4552 votes
At times, especially in the visual, the film feels a lot more modern. At other times this is a bit docile and stiff and makes the film dated. This is really a film that you mainly know by name, but you have no idea what it really is that this one is so called (and praised?). The film wants a lot, but it doesn't really get it. Probably by showing the film through the eyes of the children, you miss a lot of nuances that don't come to the fore at all. Children also see things, but cannot necessarily place them. In the whole happening in a town that is conservative and close, there is a lot to be gained. But that is very much in the background now, unfortunately. People prefer to stay with the children who amble through the village. The lawsuit is nice but also very bare. 3.0*.
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Dievegge
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- 3180 messages
- 8228 votes
A difficult subject is shown through inquisitive children's eyes. Little by little, Scout Finch discovers the harsh reality of segregated America from her protected and imaginative environment. To show her point of view, the camera often hangs low, making the already tall Gregory Peck even more angry. His Atticus Finch believes in the rule of law to solve problems, not in primitive revenge attacks. Typical is the scene in which he sits down near the prison with a floor lamp to prevent a nighttime lynching. When Bob Ewell spits in his face, he only pulls out a handkerchief. He comes across as intelligent and diplomatic. His six-minute plea, with a deep, resonant voice, was recorded in one go.
Scout Finch resembles Harper Lee himself, who also grew up in Alabama in the interwar period. Atticus is based on her own father. Dill resembles her childhood friend Truman Capote. Someone has also modeled for "mocking thrush" Boo Radley. The atmosphere of the old South, with the accompanying accent, lifestyle and ideological conflicts, is reproduced authentically. Shadows of trees and the chirping of crickets evoke the mood of a balmy summer evening. Childlike playfulness and brutal reality are seamlessly intertwined.
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james_cameron
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- 7060 messages
- 9825 votes
Indestructible classic, which looks fantastic in the restored version on Blu-ray. The story unfolds calmly and many things and characters don't seem really relevant at first, but slowly but surely everything falls into place. Beautifully played by the entire cast, with many powerful and poignant moments. Incidentally, the acting debut of Robert Duvall, who has an important supporting role here.
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