The film is about the lawyer from Alabama, brought up without a mother of their two children. In addition to the theme of racial prejudice in the South, this is a story about how two children from the world of fantasies make the first steps in a completely different world of teenagers, which already formed concepts such as generosity, compassion, justice and inequality.
In a situation of economic depression, full of bigotry and hatred, wise, soft, with a quiet speech and magnificent manner Alabama lawyer to defend in court the Negro, falsely accused of rape.
To Kill a Mockingbird
| Year | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Tagline | The most beloved and widely read Pulitzer Prize Winner now comes vividly alive on the screen! |
| Director | Robert Mulligan |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Scriptwriters | Horton FooteHarper Lee |
| Produced | Alan J. PakulaHarper LeeRobert Mulligan |
| Music | Elmer Bernstein |
| Art Direction | Henry BumsteadAlexander GolitzenRosemary Odell |
| Editing | Aaron Stell |
| Genres | DramaCrime |
| USA Gross | $13 129 846сборы |
| Release Date | December 25, 1962 |
| Runtime | 129 min. |
Plot Summary
Did You Know?
The film is based on the novel by Harper Lee "to Kill a Mockingbird" (To Kill a Mockingbird, 1960). Until 2015, this was the only published novel writer.
The film takes the second place in the "most outstanding movies of all time", compiled by the American film Institute in 2006.
During one of the initial scenes of Harper Lee visited the set. Scene of the return of Atticus Finch's home was caused by Harper Lee tears so Gregory peck was like her father. By the way, "Finch" is the second name of the father Lee.
Phillip Alford, who played Jim, didn't want to go auditioning for the role. And only after his mother said that in this case, he legally will be able to skip school, he agreed.
The interior of the courthouse is a replica of the interior of the courthouse from his home town of Harper Lee, Monroeville (Alabama). Photographers from the Studio specifically went there before the shooting.
The original candidate for the role of Atticus Finch was the actor Rock Hudson.
In the novel Harper Lee, in the episode, when Atticus shoots the mad dog, the author focuses on the speed of the shot "Atticus, it seems, and throwing up his rifle failed, and at the same moment pulled the trigger", at the time, as in the film, he takes aim for a long time.
