USA,
1962, 124 min
Directed by:
Robert MulliganScreenplay:
Horton FooteCinematography:
Russell HarlanComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White, Brock Peters, Robert Duvall, Paul Fix, Collin Wilcox Paxton (more)VOD (3)
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Screen legend Gregory Peck stars as the courageous Southern lawyer Atticus Finch, in a radically divided Alabama town in the 1930s. He agrees to defend a young black man who is accused of raping a white woman. How will the trial turn out and will it change the racial tension in a divided town? (Universal Pictures UK)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1963 - Gregory Peck (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1963 - Horton Foote (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1963 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
- 1963 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1963 - Robert Mulligan (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1963 - Mary Badham (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1963 - Russell Harlan (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1963 - Elmer Bernstein (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1964 - Best Film
- 1964 - Gregory Peck (Best Foreign Actor)
Golden Globes
- 1963 - Promoting International Understanding
- 1963 - Gregory Peck (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1963 - Elmer Bernstein (Best Original Score)
- 1963 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1963 - Robert Mulligan (Best Director)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1963 - Best Film
- 1963 - Horton Foote (Best Screenplay)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1963 - Robert Mulligan (Gary Cooper Prize)
- 1963 - Robert Mulligan (Golden Palm - Official Competition)