To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

  • NR
  • 12/25/1962 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 9m

A father must expose his children to a small town's outraged passions… and can only protect them with his love.

Overview

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

Robert Mulligan

Director

Horton Foote

Screenplay

Harper Lee

Novel

Cast

Mary Badham's headshot

Mary Badham

Scout Finch
Gregory Peck's headshot

Gregory Peck

Atticus Finch
Phillip Alford's headshot

Phillip Alford

Jem
John Megna's headshot

John Megna

Dill Harris
Frank Overton's headshot

Frank Overton

Sheriff Heck Tate
Brock Peters's headshot

Brock Peters

Tom Robinson
Rosemary Murphy's headshot

Rosemary Murphy

Maudie Atkinson
Ruth White's headshot

Ruth White

Mrs. Dubose

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