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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Drama

A father must expose his children to a small town's outraged passions… and can only protect them with his love.

Release Date: 1962, December 20
Directors: Robert Mulligan
Countries: United States of America
Production: Pakula-Mulligan, Brentwood Productions, Universal Pictures
Cast: Robert Duvall, Arthur Tovey, Charles Perry, John Megna, Richard Hale, Walter Bacon, Chuck Hamilton, Dan White, Guy Wilkerson, John Breen, Max Wagner, Alice Ghostley

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.

Keywords:

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