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To Kill a Mockingbird (Widescreen)
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Product Details
- Starring: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White (II)
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- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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- Binding: VHS Tape
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- Director: Robert Mulligan
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- EAN: 9780783222950
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- Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Letterboxed, Original recording reissued, Special Edition, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
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- ISBN: 0783222955
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- Label: Universal Studios
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- Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Product Group: Video
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- Publisher: Universal Studios
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- Release Date: 1998-02-24
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- Studio: Universal Studios
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- Theatrical Release Date: 1962-12-25
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- Title: To Kill a Mockingbird (Widescreen)
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- UPC: 096898334136
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Product Description: Ranked 34 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest American Films, To Kill a Mockingbird is quite simply one of the finest family-oriented dramas ever made. A beautiful and deeply affecting adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, the film retains a timeless quality that transcends its historically dated subject matter (racism in the Depression-era South) and remains powerfully resonant in present-day America with its advocacy of tolerance, justice, integrity, and loving, responsible parenthood. It's tempting to call this an important "message" movie that should be required viewing for children and adults alike, but this riveting courtroom drama is anything but stodgy or pedantic. As Atticus Finch, the small-town Alabama lawyer and widower father of two, Gregory Peck gives one of his finest performances with his impassioned defense of a black man (Brock Peters) wrongfully accused of the rape and assault of a young white woman. While his children, Scout (Mary Badham) and Jem (Philip Alford), learn the realities of racial prejudice and irrational hatred, they also learn to overcome their fear of the unknown as personified by their mysterious, mostly unseen neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall, in his brilliant, almost completely nonverbal screen debut). What emerges from this evocative, exquisitely filmed drama is a pure distillation of the themes of Harper Lee's enduring novel, a showcase for some of the finest American acting ever assembled in one film, and a rare quality of humanitarian artistry (including Horton Foote's splendid screenplay and Elmer Bernstein's outstanding score) that seems all but lost in the chaotic morass of modern cinema. --Jeff Shannon
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Customer Reviews
Perfection.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a Hollywood classic. This is Gregory Peck's signature role, he won an Oscar for Best Actor. He is flawless, gental, and humble in the role of lawyer Atticus Finch. I think this film is better than the book which was written by Harper Lee. I love and admire this movie, has a meaningful message and a timeless story. I highly recommend this treasure, enjoy!
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It's a sin to kill a mockingbird.
To Kill A Mockingbird DVD
This movie stars Gregory Peck in Harper Lee's [To Kill A Mockingbird Paperback 1962 (To Kill A Mockingbird Paperback). It's about a Southern lawyer (Peck) who defends a black man who has been wrongfully accused of raping a white woman. A true masterpiece that should be required reading by ever high school literature department in the Nation.
Highly recommended for everyone old enough to understand its message.
Gunner April, 2008
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Gregory Peck is Atticus Finch; there's no question about it. I love every minute of this movie and hope that others will find the same joy in reliving this classic.
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An excellent portrayal ot Harper Lee's story.
There are not too many film versions of novels which "match-up" to the original in print. This one does a particularly excellent job. It "fleshed out" the characters of Atticus, Scout, Gem and others for me and it did, to me, portray the main storyline: the picture of a father's relations with his children, the community at large as well as contemporary societal issues.
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Fantastic Classic DVD -
The Classic To Kill a Mockingbird DVD exceeds all expectations. It is just fantastic in every respect. I LOVE it ! beti
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