To Kill A Mockingbird

1970 • 129 minutes

About this movie

Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his brilliant performance as the Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece. The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him except Peck, the towns most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.

Ratings and reviews

We wamtched this in school during english after reading the book and it is great, captures the book perfectly.

Beautifully crafted film, atmospheric and evocative. A skillful adaptation of the novel. Excellent performances by the actors.

Superb film. Love Gregory Peck.... And Atticus Finch is, of course, an outstanding man.