To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American drama film adaptation of Harper Lee's novel of the same name directed by Robert Mulligan. It stars Mary Badham in the role of Scout and Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch. In 1995, the film was listed in the National Film Registry. It also ranks twenty-fifth on the American Film Institute's 10th anniversary list of the greatest American movies of all time. In 2003, AFI named Atticus Finch the greate... More

Initial release date:

  • Dec 25, 1962

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  • 2 h 9 min

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Also known as:

  • To Kill A Mockingbird,
  • Wer die Nachtigall stört,
  • Zabic drozda,
  • O Sol É Para Todos,
  • Matar a un ruiseñor,
  • Na Sombra e no Silêncio,
  • ¿Cómo matar a un ruiseñor?,
  • Sa ucizi o pasare cantatoare,
  • Ubiti ptico oponasalko,
  • Skies kai siopi,
  • Kuin surmaisi satakielen,
  • Убить пересмешника,
  • Skuggor över södern,
  • De onbekende in de schaduw,
  • Il buio oltre la siepe,
  • Arabama monogatari,
  • Drep ikke en sangfugl,
  • Para matar a un ruiseñor,
  • Jako zabít ptácka,
  • Dræb ikke en sangfugl,
  • Ubistvo jednog drozda,
  • Skuggorna över södern,
  • Du silence et des ombres,
  • Ne bántsátok a feketerigót!,
  • Spaar de spotvogel

Film

Directed by

Robert Mulligan

Robert Mulligan (August 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008) was an American film and television director best known as the director of humanistic American dramas, including To Kill A Mockingbird (1962), Summer of '42 (1971), The Other (1972), Same Time, Next Year (1978) and The Man in the Moon (1991). He...

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  • The most beloved Pulitzer Prize book now comes vividly alive on the screen!

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1962
  • Apr 29, 1998
  • Mar 16, 1963
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 9 min
  • 2 h 8 min
  • 2 h 10 min
  • 2 h 4 min
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  • 2,000,000

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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film Winners

BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominees

AFI's 10 Top 10 Courtroom Drama Films

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To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an...

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