{"id":37728,"date":"2016-09-29T09:52:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T16:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37728"},"modified":"2024-01-06T00:37:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T07:37:11","slug":"to-kill-a-mockingbird-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37728","title":{"rendered":"To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep &#8217;em all away from you. That&#8217;s never possible.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Poster-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Poster-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Poster.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe tomboy-daughter (Mary Badham) of a widowed lawyer (Gregory Peck) reflects back on a summer when she, her older brother (Phillip Alford), and their friend Dill (John Megna) witness  Peck attempting to defend a black man (Brock Peters) who has been falsely accused of raping a white woman (Collin Wilcox) in their small southern town.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Childhood<\/li>\n<li>Courtroom Drama<\/li>\n<li>Deep South<\/li>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Father and Child<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Gregory Peck Films<\/li>\n<li>Lawyers<\/li>\n<li>Race Relations and Racism<\/li>\n<li>Robert Duvall Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Mulligan Films<\/li>\n<li>Small Town America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary doesn&#8217;t review this beloved adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\">Harper Lee&#8217;s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel<\/a> in his <em>GFTFF<\/em>, but he does discuss Gregory Peck&#8217;s Oscar-winning performance in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>, where he gives the award to Peter O&#8217;Toole for <em>Lawrence of Arabia<\/em> instead. He notes that as widowed lawyer Atticus Finch, &#8220;Peck displayed quiet authority, patience and fair-mindedness, a strong sense of right and wrong, warmth, humility, and courage&#8221; &#8212; but he argues that &#8220;Peck&#8217;s performance isn&#8217;t nearly as impressive as we thought at the time&#8221;, given that he &#8220;doesn&#8217;t come across as a particularly competent defense attorney&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-Courtroom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-Courtroom-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-Courtroom-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-Courtroom-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-Courtroom-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-Courtroom-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-Courtroom-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-Courtroom.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure this matters or is even accurate: Atticus openly acknowledges that his strategy will involve appealing the foregone conclusion (guilty) of a racist jury; his &#8220;deliberate, low-keyed courtroom summation&#8221; &#8212; which Peary wishes &#8220;had more fire&#8221; &#8212; makes complete sense in the context of his deeply racist town, where simply the act of defending an (innocent) black man can bring death threats to his family. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Sitting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Sitting-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Sitting-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Sitting-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Sitting-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Sitting-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Sitting-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Sitting.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of how one feels about Peck&#8217;s performance, <em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em> remains a classic on many levels &#8212; beginning with Elmer Bernstein&#8217;s instantly recognizable score, which is impossible to extricate from one&#8217;s experience of the film. Equally poignant is Atticus&#8217;s relationship with his kids: Peck most definitely was &#8220;the man you&#8217;d want for your father&#8221;, and it&#8217;s hard to believe any child watching this movie wouldn&#8217;t melt with envy at the sight of Atticus cuddling Scout (Badham) in his lap:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Swing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Swing-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Swing-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Swing-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Swing-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Swing-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Swing-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Swing.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; or allowing Jem (Alford) the opportunity to accompany him on a life-changing visit to Peters&#8217; house. Speaking of Scout and Jem, the screenplay&#8217;s child-driven perspective (Kim Stanley narrates in flashback, as Scout-grown-up) is yet another successful facet: the entire story is framed within the nostalgia-tinged reminiscences of a young girl smitten by her father&#8217;s love, courage, and wisdom. <em>TKAM<\/em> could be viewed as a meditation on the universal desire &#8212; however fleeting &#8212; to admire one&#8217;s parent(s) as the epitome of all that is right about the world.  <\/p>\n<p>Badham and Alford&#8217;s performances (neither pursued a long-term acting career) are among the best given by child actors; while Megna is fine as young Truman Capote (er, &#8220;Dill&#8221;), he&#8217;s clearly more suited to a supporting role. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Kids.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Kids-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Kids-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Kids-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Kids-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Kids-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Kids-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Kids.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peters, previously cast as villains, is heartbreaking as the wrongly accused man who had the temerity to &#8220;feel sorry for a white woman&#8221;; his impossible situation highlights racism&#8217;s toxic blight on humanity, a reality which Horton Foote doesn&#8217;t shy away from in his adapted screenplay. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Courtroom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Courtroom-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Courtroom-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Courtroom-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Courtroom-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Courtroom-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Courtroom-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Courtroom.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that said, it&#8217;s a little disconcerting <\/p>\n<p>SPOILER ALERT<\/p>\n<p>how abruptly the narrative shifts in the final half-hour from Peters&#8217; brutal murder to the subplot about a mysterious, &#8220;ultra-white&#8221; neighbor (Duvall) who saves Atticus&#8217;s kids. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall3-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-62886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall3-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall3-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall3-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall3-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall3-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, however, the ending vividly illustrates the need for decent individuals to protect one another no matter the cost, and for diversity to be not only accepted but embraced. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peck.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mary Badham as Scout<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Badham.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Badham-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Badham-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Badham-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Badham-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Badham-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Badham.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Philip Alford as Jem<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Alford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Alford-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Alford-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Alford-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Alford-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Alford-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Alford.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brock Peters as Tom Robinson<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peters.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peters-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peters-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peters-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peters-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peters-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Peters.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robert Duvall as Boo Radley<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Duvall.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stephen Frankfurt&#8217;s title sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening2-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening2-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening2-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Opening2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Russell Harlan&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography2-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography2-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography2-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography2-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography3-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography3-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography3-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography3-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography3-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography4-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography4-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography4-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography4-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography4-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography4.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Cinematography.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Horton Foote&#8217;s adapted screenplay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Screenplay.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Screenplay-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-37744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Screenplay-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Screenplay-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Screenplay-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Screenplay-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Screenplay.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elmer Bernstein&#8217;s lyrical, highly memorable score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a deserved classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056592\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1963\/02\/15\/archives\/screen-to-kill-a-mockingbirdone-adult-omission-in-a-fine-film-2.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1718kill.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/20116\/to-kill-a-mockingbird#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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