To Kill a Mockingbird

(1962)Directed by Robert Mulligan129 minDrama
A father must expose his children to a small town's outraged passions… and can only protect them with his love.

Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s: a small town where children run between neighbors' yards and summer stretches long. Scout Finch (Mary Badham) and her brother Jem (Phillip Alford) watch their father, lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), defend a black man accused of a crime where law and racial custom speak the same language. Mulligan photographs the town with a patience that lets you feel the weight of it.

Gregory Peckas Atticus Finch
Mary Badhamas Scout Finch
John Megnaas Dill Harris
Frank Overtonas Sheriff Heck Tate
Brock Petersas Tom Robinson
Rosemary Murphyas Maudie Atkinson
Ruth Whiteas Mrs. Dubose
Estelle Evansas Calpurnia
Paul Fixas Judge Taylor
Collin Wilcox Paxtonas Mayella Violet Ewell
James Andersonas Bob Ewell
Alice Ghostleyas Aunt Stephanie Crawford
Robert Duvallas Boo Radley
William Windomas Mr. Gilmer
Crahan Dentonas Walter Cunningham Sr.
Richard Haleas Nathan Radley
RLR. L. Armstrongas Man (uncredited)
WBWalter Baconas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Eddie Bakeras Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Bobby Barberas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
JBJohn Bartonas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Audrey Betzas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
DBDanny Borzageas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)