To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writers:

Harper Lee (novel)
Horton Foote (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 December 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The most beloved and widely read Pulitzer Prize Winner now comes vividly alive on the screen!

Plot:

Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.

Plot Keywords:

Children | Trial | Lawyer | Alabama | Injustice

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Gregory Peck	...	Atticus Finch
John Megna	...	Charles Baker 'Dill' Harris
Frank Overton	...	Sheriff Heck Tate
Rosemary Murphy	...	Maudie Atkinson
Ruth White	...	Mrs. Dubose
Brock Peters	...	Tom Robinson
Estelle Evans	...	Calpurnia
Paul Fix	...	Judge Taylor
Collin Wilcox Paxton	...	Mayella Violet Ewell (as Collin Wilcox)
James Anderson	...	Robert E. Lee 'Bob' Ewell
Alice Ghostley	...	Aunt Stephanie Crawford
Robert Duvall	...	Arthur 'Boo' Radley
William Windom	...	Mr. Gilmer, Prosecutor
Crahan Denton	...	Walter Cunningham Sr.
Richard Hale	...	Nathan Radley
Mary Badham	...	Scout
Phillip Alford	...	Jem
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
R.L. Armstrong	...	Man (uncredited)
Bobby Barber	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Jess Cavin	...	Juror (uncredited)
Steve Condit	...	Walter Cunningham Jr. (uncredited)
David Crawford	...	David Robinson - Tom's Son (uncredited)
Jamie Forster	...	Hiram Townsend - Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
Charles E. Fredericks	...	Court Clerk (uncredited)
Jester Hairston	...	Spence Robinson, Tom's Father (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Kim Hamilton	...	Helen Robinson, Tom's wife (uncredited)
Kim Hector	...	Cecil Jacobs (uncredited)
Colin Kenny	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Nancy Marshall	...	Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Paulene Myers	...	Jesse - Dubose Servant Girl (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Gil Perkins	...	Man in Mob (uncredited)
Hugh Sanders	...	Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)
Barry Seltzer	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
Kim Stanley	...	Scout as an Adult - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jay Sullivan	...	Court Reporter (uncredited)
Kelly Thordsen	...	Burly Mob Member (uncredited)
Max Wagner	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Bill Walker	...	Rev. Sykes (uncredited)
Dan White	...	Mob Leader (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson	...	Jury Foreman (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Mulligan

Writing credits
Harper Lee		(novel "To Kill a Mockingbird ")
Horton Foote		(screenplay)

Produced by
Alan J. Pakula	....	producer

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
Russell Harlan		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Aaron Stell

Art Direction by
Henry Bumstead
Alexander Golitzen		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Oliver Emert

Costume Design by
Rosemary Odell

Makeup Department
Larry Germain	....	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist
Franz Prehoda	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Lavaughn Speer	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Edward Muhl	....	in charge of production
Ernest B. Wehmeyer	....	production manager
Dick Gallegly	....	assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph E. Kenney	....	assistant director (as Joseph Kenny)
Terry Morse Jr.	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Gene Johnson	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Fred Knoth	....	set coordinator (uncredited)
Frank Nifong	....	props (uncredited)
Julius Rosenkrantz	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Corson Jowett	....	sound
Waldon O. Watson	....	sound
Michael Colomby	....	sound re-recording mixer: restoration remix (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Andrew Bonello	....	automated image processing (restored version) (uncredited)
Carole Cowley	....	digital mastering restoration producer (uncredited)
Sophia Lo	....	digital restoration: Cinesite (uncredited)
Monty Phillips	....	digital artist (digital restoration) (uncredited)
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist: digital restoration, Cinesite (restored version) (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
William Egan	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Léo L. Fuchs	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Carl Gibson	....	grip (uncredited)
Rollie Lane	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Bill Neff	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Frank Stanley	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Jack Whitman	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Walter Woodworth	....	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Seth Banks	....	wardrobe: men
John Lucas	....	wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Viola Thompson	....	wardrobe: women (uncredited)

Editorial Department
J. Terry Williams	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Other crew
Stephen Frankfurt	....	title designer
Isabel Halliburton	....	assistant to producer
Meta Rebner	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Brentwood Productions
• Pakula-Mulligan
• Universal International Pictures (UI)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1962) (USA) (theatrical) (as Universal International)
• Universal Pictures (1967) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1968) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• RSS Pictures (2002) (worldwide) (all media)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (Mexico) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (1963) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2001) (Germany) (DVD)

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #20267) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:Not Rated (DVD) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 (f)

Filming Locations:

Monroeville, Alabama, USA

Company:

Brentwood Productions

Trivia:

Brock Peters delivered Gregory Peck's eulogy on the day of his funeral and burial, June 16, 2003. Peck defended Peters in in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The introduction places the beginning of the movie in 1932, and it says that Macon had just been told "The only thing we have to fear, is fear its self" referring to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural speech. President Roosevelt was first inaugurated President on March, 4, 1933.

Quotes:

Atticus Finch: Good Afternoon Miss Dubose... My, you look like a picture this afternoon.
Scout: [hiding behind Atticus whispering to Jem and Dill] He don't say a picture of what.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)

An utterly moving film, made perfect by the outstanding performance of Gregory Peck. Must see

'To Kill a Mockingbird' is one of the best books ever written but this film does it justice. The performances throughout are stunning, especially that of Gregory Peck (Harper Lee was so impressed she gave him her late father's pocket watch, a prop he uses in the film, to keep). This film will make anyone think hard about how they treat others and it is really heartwarming without being soppy. It isn't necessary to have read the book before seeing this film but it might be advisable. This is one of the classic films of its generation and very few films of nowadays come close to matching it either. A real must-see.