Sunday, 20 January 2013

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962 Robert Mulligan)

Produced by Alan J. Pakula. Scr Horton Foote (AA), novel Harper Lee.
Mulligan won Gary Cooper Award at Cannes ('The award is given in recognition of the human valor of the film's content and treatment.')

Various Oscar nominations including Russell Harlan (photography), Elmer Bernstein (music), Gregory Peck (won).

Mary Badham is Scout, Phillip Alford is Jem, both great. They didn't do much else. I love that Badham remained friends with Peck and would always call him 'Atticus'!

Mary Badham on location with Harper Lee
The whole film is from the kids' point of view.

I'd forgotten the sad fate of noble, dignified Brock Peters. Robert Duvall looks quite cool with blonde hair!

It's in Q's Top 50. I enjoy it more each time I see it.

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