Proclaimed one of the 100 Greatest American Movies of All Time by the American Film Institute, To Kill A Mockingbird is now available as a 2-disc set. Hollywood icon Gregory Peck won the Best Actor Academy Award for his brilliant portrayal of the courageous but understated hero Atticus Finch. The film, based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about innocence, strength, and conviction, captured the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. To Kill A Mockingbird boasts Robert Duvall's screen debut as Boo Radley and Mary Badham's unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance as Miss Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Watch it and remember why "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." (Universal Studios )
FILM DETAILS
Release Date: March 16, 1963
Length: 129 minutes
Color: Black & White
Director: Robert Mulligan
Stars: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, James Anderson, Phillip Alford, Brock Peters, Collin Wilcox, Robert Duvall (full cast...)
AWARDS
The film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird won 17 awards and 12 nominations across a spectrum of well-respected arts and entertainment organizations, including the following:
ACADEMY AWARDS, USA 1963
WON
- Best Actor in a Leading Role: Gregory Peck
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: Horton Foote
- Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Black-and-White: Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead, Oliver Emert
NOMINATED
- Best Picture: Alan J. Pakula (Producer)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Mary Badham
- Best Director: Robert Mulligan
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White: Russell Harlan
- Best Music, Score - Substantially Original: Elmer Bernstein
GOLDEN GLOBES, USA 1963
WON
- Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama: Gregory Peck
- Best Motion Picture Score: Elmer Bernstein
- Best Film Promoting International Understanding
NOMINATED
- Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Best Motion Picture Director: Robert Mulligan