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To Kill a Mockingbird [1962] (2 discs) ... |  | |
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Length: | 129 minutes (2 hours 9 minutes) | Sorting Category: | Drama |
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Synopsis: Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
Reaction: It's a classic. Watch it!
Personal Rating: 8/10 |
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Random Trivia For This Title: - With the death of [?] Rosemary Murphy (Maudie Atkinson) on July 5, 2014, Robert DuvallRobert Duvall (Arthur "Boo" Radley) is the film's last surviving adult cast member.
- James Earl JonesJames Earl Jones auditioned for the role of Tom Robinson.
- The piano in Elmer BernsteinElmer Bernstein's score was played by John WilliamsJohn Williams.
- The watch used in the film was a prop, but Harper LeeHarper Lee gave Gregory PeckGregory Peck her father's watch after the film was completed, because he reminded her so much of him.
- It has been reported that this film was Gregory PeckGregory Peck's favorite work.
- Atticus Finch was voted as the #1 screen hero of the last 100 years by the American Film Institute (AFI) in its special, "100 Years, 100 Movies, 100 Heroes & Villains".
- Official credited film debut of Robert DuvallRobert Duvall, who had no dialogue.
- Brock PetersBrock Peters (Tom Robinson) started to cry while filming his testifying scenes, without rehearsing it this way, and Gregory PeckGregory Peck (Atticus Finch) said that he looked past him, instead of looking at him in the eye, to avoid choking up himself.
- The first scene that Gregory PeckGregory Peck shot showed him returning home from his character's law office while his children ran to greet him. Author Harper LeeHarper Lee was a guest on the set that day, and Peck noticed her crying after the scene was filmed. He asked Lee why she was crying, and she responded that Peck had looked just like her late father, the model for Atticus. Lee explained that Peck even had a little round stomach like her father's. "That's not a pot belly, Harper," Peck told her, "That's great acting."
- Brock PetersBrock Peters, who played Tom Robinson in the film, delivered Gregory PeckGregory Peck's eulogy on the date of his funeral and burial, Monday, June 16, 2003.
- Mary BadhamMary Badham (Scout) and Gregory PeckGregory Peck (Atticus) became close during filming, and kept in contact for the rest of his life. Peck always called her "Scout", her character role, while Badham called Peck "Atticus".
- Gregory PeckGregory Peck's summation speech, which runs for 6 minutes and 30 seconds, was nailed in a single take.
- When he attended the Academy Awards, Gregory PeckGregory Peck was convinced that his friend Jack LemmonJack Lemmon would win the Best Actor Oscar for his searing portrayal of an alcoholic in Days of Wine and Roses (1962). In reality, Gregory PeckGregory Peck was stunned when he heard that he was the winner of the much coveted trophy.
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