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List Price: $9.98Price: $2.21 You Save: $7.77 (78%)as of 03/21/2010 18:08 EDT
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
Fabric Type: 9780783222950
Graphics Memory Size: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Letterboxed, Original recording reissued, Special Edition, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
Legal Disclaimer: 0783222955
Maximum Color Depth: Universal Studios
Maximum Focal Length: EnglishUnknown
Metal Type: Universal Studios
Publisher: 1
Total Firewire Ports: Universal Studios
Total Parallel Ports: February 24, 1998
Total S Video Out Ports: 129 minutes
Universal Studios
December 25, 1962
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Ranked 34 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 Greatest American Films, To Kill a Mockingbird is quite simply one of the finest family-oriented dramas ever made. A beautiful and deeply affecting adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, the film retains a timeless quality that transcends its historically dated subject matter (racism in the Depression-era South) and remains powerfully resonant in present-day America with its advocacy of tolerance, justice, integrity, and loving, responsible parenthood. It's tempting to call this an important "message" movie that should be required viewing for children and adults alike, but this riveting courtroom drama is anything but stodgy or pedantic. As Atticus Finch, the small-town Alabama lawyer and widower father of two, Gregory Peck gives one of his finest performances with his impassioned defense of a black man (Brock Peters) wrongfully accused of the rape and assault of a young white woman. While his children, Scout (Mary Badham) and Jem (Philip Alford), learn the realities of racial prejudice and irrational hatred, they also learn to overcome their fear of the unknown as personified by their mysterious, mostly unseen neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall, in his brilliant, almost completely nonverbal screen debut). What emerges from this evocative, exquisitely filmed drama is a pure distillation of the themes of Harper Lee's enduring novel, a showcase for some of the finest American acting ever assembled in one film, and a rare quality of humanitarian artistry (including Horton Foote's splendid screenplay and Elmer Bernstein's outstanding score) that seems all but lost in the chaotic morass of modern cinema. --Jeff Shannon
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This is an excellent film with fine script, acting, and music score; however--as another reviewer has mentioned--the 1.85:1 widescreen is not enhanced for 16:9 TVs, and furthermore, the picture quality is only average. I don't recommend this version of the DVD.
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Talk about the legacy of acting legend Gregory Peck. This compelling actor played two of the most iconic characters in all of cinematic lore--Captain Ahab and Atticus Finch. (And Peck played both roles in his own unique, creative style.) With respect to Atticus Finch, Peck merely enhances an extraordinarily good film, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, based on Harper Lee's phenomenal and timeless novel. I've read the book and seen the movie, many times; experiencing both are extremely rewarding. In particular, ... Read More
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Purchased as a gift and my mother loves it. Great classic - great quality and excellent delivery time.
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I teach this novel to a 10th grade class and showing the movie is an integral part of the unit. To Kill a Mockingbird is my very favorite book and the movie is one of my favorites.
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1962's To Kill A Mockingbird spreads its wings to great lengths with seamless effort in underlining the trials and tribulations of a society suffering from social prejudices. Its narrator, the overall-wearing, lovable tomboy Scout Finch (Mary Badham), describes the challenges she and her family face when her father decides to defend a black man charged with a serious crime. Through her eyes, you see the clear divide that begins to grow in Maycomb County.
Originally adapted from the Pulitzer ... Read More
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