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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Drama • 2h 9m

Overview

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

Director: Robert Mulligan

Cast: Mary Badham, Gregory Peck, Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton, Brock Peters, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White, Estelle Evans, Paul Fix, Collin Wilcox Paxton, James Anderson, Alice Ghostley, Robert Duvall, William Windom, Crahan Denton, Richard Hale, R. L. Armstrong, Walter Bacon, Eddie Baker, Bobby Barber, John Barton, Audrey Betz, Danny Borzage, John Breen, Jess Cavin, Noble 'Kid' Chissell, Steve Condit, David Crawford, Frank Ellis, Charles Fredericks, Herman Hack, Jester Hairston, Chuck Hamilton, Kim Hamilton, Kim Hector, Michael Jeffers, Dick Johnstone, Chester Jones, Colin Kenny, Ethan Laidlaw, Nancy Marshall, Clyde McLeod, Charles Morton, Paulene Myers, William H. O'Brien, Charles Perry, Joe Ploski, Hugh Sanders, Barry Seltzer, Edward C. Short, Mabel Smaney, Eddie Smith, Cap Somers, George Sowards, Ray Spiker, Kim Stanley, Kelly Thordsen, Arthur Tovey, George Tracy, Sailor Vincent, Max Wagner, Bill Walker, Joe Walls, Dan White, Guy Wilkerson, Chalky Williams, Raoul Freeman

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Format

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UHD Tiers

Solid
Universal

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TSPDT

2026: #483
2025: #504
2024: #507
2023: #479
2022: #479

Length

129 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

8 months ago

Contributors

Best English-Friendly Release
Best Video Release
Best Audio Release
Format
UHD Blu-ray
UHD Tiers
Solid
Universal
Featured Lists
TSPDT
2026: #483
2025: #504
2024: #507
2023: #479
2022: #479
Length
129 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
8 months ago
Contributors

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