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GREGORY PECK'S TOUR de FORCE - By: JESSICA YVONNE VARMA, 18 Nov 2008 
To Kill A Mockingbird
Lone fathers & their kids have been a hitin many movies. I have severl examples, like, Ryan & Tatum O'Neilin Paper Moon, Jon Voight & Ricky Schroederin the re-make of 'The Champ' & Dustin Hoffman & Justin Henryin Kramer vs Kramer. Gregory Peck, won an Academy Award, for playing a sole parent, & he's never been better. The script for this movie was based upon Harper Lee's sensitive & intelligent novel setin racially-torn Alabama. Gregory Peck, plays Atticus Finch, a wise lawyer bravely raising his two kids Jem(Phillip Alford) & Scout(Mary Badham)in the hot-headed Southern town. The crux of the plot is Finch's defence of a colored man accused of rape. The film was put together by two excellent film-makers, producer Alan J. Pakula & director Robert Mulligan.
Anamorphic? - By: Jose Moreira Gaspar, 28 Jul 2008 
Is this dvd edition anamorphic or not? I would like to know that before buying.
to kill a mockingbird - By: Stephen J. Warren, 04 May 2008 all has been written about this film but i watched it on tv 3/5/o8 & the first part where black farmer helps the young girl was notin the scene it cuts straight to when gregory peck accepts the case so which version on dvd has the original version not the cut version as this sets up the film & to cut a classic like this is the pits .
A MUST SEE - By: stuart, 11 Dec 2007 To Kill a Mockingbird is the movie based on the Harper Lee novel of the same name about Scout, Jem & their father, Atticus Finch who is an attorneyin a small southern town. It is both a coming of age story about the children as well as a hard-hitting drama, as Atticus defends a black man who is on trial for the rape of a white woman.
This review is not an easy one to write, despite the fact that I have seen this film at least 10 times. The reason it does not come easily is that this is one of the most personally important films I have ever seen & isin my personal `Top Five of All Time'. I'm certain there is nothing that can be said about the film that has not already been repeated a multitude of times, so I guess the best thing to do is explain why the film is so important to me.
I first saw this film several years ago & was so profoundly affected by it that I immediately watched it again. Of course, the defense of a man wrongly accused of a crime is a common story line, but To Kill a Mockingbird stands out as an exceptional example for several reasons. Among them, the date that the film was released: 1962, on the cusp of the civil rights movementin America, & the fact that it takes placein the southin the 1930's. It is also far from the first film to explore the experiences of children & their own personal growth, but To Kill a Mockingbird stands out because of its sheer honesty & natural performances by the child actors portraying these rich characters.
But most of all, this film is special because of Gregory Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch, a true hero. At the risk of sounding histrionic, my heart aches when I watch him on screen because he is such an incredible man, & is so inherently good. No matter how many times I have seen this film, I smile when I see his interaction with his children, & I well with tears when I see his incredible strength of character. (No easy feat to break through the armor of this cynical film geek who, if given the chance would remake at least a few dozen films with tragic endings.) I was sittingin my car listening to National Public Radio recently the day Gregory Peck died, & I'm not ashamed to admit that I sat & cried hearing the retrospective they offered - mainly because the man who portrayed my own personal cinematic hero was gone, but also because Peck lived his life with the same conviction as his best known role; a fact that makes Atticus Finch all the more tangible. The American Film Institute recently named Atticus Finch the number one hero of all time, a choice I consider both brave & insightfulin an age where our heroes generally either wield weapons or have super human physical strength. Atticus Finch fights evil as well, but with his strong moral fiber & his mind.
To Kill a Mockingbird is generally required reading during the course of one's education. If you have not read it, do so. If you have not seen the film, do so; & share it with others. It is an exceptional film that stands the test of time & will remain an important addition to film history for as long as the genre exists.
A must see film! - By: M. A. Ramos, 05 Oct 2007 The setting for this movie is a dusty southern townin Alabama during the depression & is shot through the perspective of a child's eye. Mr. Gregory Peck does a superb job of playing a southern lawyer who defends a black man who is accused of rape by a white woman & her father. There is no question as you watch the movie of two things; the outcome of the trial & the fact the man is obviously innocent.
In this movie we have a great example of a man, Gregory Pecks character, setting a good example of a parent & of being a good member of a community. He instills good valuesin his children, shows tremendous courage & strength of character. He teaches that you cannot judge a person until you can see the world through their eyes. He is a peerless man,in that everyone is his peer. This is a film whole families should watch together.
