To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

Synopsis

This film is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Harper Lee about the Finch family, a Southern family that lives during the Great Depression. The story follows the lives of children Scout, Jem, and their friend Dill, who are growing up in the South during a time when it was very racist. The story follows the life of Scout Finch, who is growing up in a Southern town during the Great Depression. When her brother and her friend decide to start a fight with a man named Arthur who is suspected of being a criminal, Scout tries to stop them but ends up getting a bloody nose. Because of this incident, Scout meets a lawyer named Atticus Finch, who decides to defend Arthur in court.

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Starring actors

- Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch - the father of the children who is a lawyer defending a black man in court.

- Mary Badham as Scout Finch - She is the narrator and main character of the story. She is the daughter of Atticus Finch.

- Philip Alford as Jem Finch - the son of Atticus and the older brother of Scout.

- Robert Duvall as Arthur - the man that Atticus is defending in court.

Why you should watch this movie anyway

This movie is definitely worth your time, even if you already read the book. If you read the book, you may be more interested in how they were able to translate the book onto the screen. Sometimes the book and the movie are very different, but not in this case. The movie has a lot of the same dialog that is in the book, many of the same scenes as in the book, and even shares the same theme.

Summary of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

This film is about the Finch family, who live in the Southern town of Maycomb during the Great Depression. The story follows the lives of children Scout, Jem, and their friend Dill, who are growing up in the South during a time when it was very racist. When Scout and her brother Jem are playing in the treehouse, they hear a man running through their backyard. The Finch kids decide to try to catch this man and they also decide to bring along their friend Dill. The neighbors catch the kids and accuse the man of being a criminal. When the kids go home and tell their father what happened, their father decides to defend the man in court. The children also meet a lady named Miss Maudie who is their neighbor and the kids’ friend.

Is it worth watching?

Yes, definitely. If you've read the book, you'll be interested to see how they were able to transfer it onto the screen. Even if you haven't read the book, this movie is still worth watching because it has a lot of the same dialog that is in the book, many of the same scenes as in the book, and even shares the same theme.

More information

Did you know that the author of this book, Harper Lee, wrote the novel when she was only 30 years old? And that the book was only published when she was in her 50s? This film was the first ever to win an Oscar for best picture without also winning an Oscar for Best Director. This was because the director was blacklisted as a communist and therefore unable to receive a nomination. This movie was considered controversial. After all, it was a book that was banned in some high schools in the United States because it didn't fit in with the views of the society of the time. It was thought to be too controversial because it dealt with racism and inequality. This movie was ranked number one on Roger Ebert's list of the Great Movies. He said that the movie is "as potent as the day it was made."