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To Kill a Mockingbird (Widescreen) [VHS] 
Actors : Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White
Director : Robert Mulligan
Studio : Universal Studios
by Universal Studios
Release Date : 1998-02-24
Publisher : Universal Studios
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 9780783222950
UPC : 096898334136
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 415 reviews)
List Price : $9.98
Our Price : $9.93
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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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Excellent Movie |
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I had seen this movie many years ago and was happy to find it for an affordable price on Mychildrensstore.co.uk. This is an excellent movie, thought-provoking and addresses prejudice--whether against the color of our skin or believing the rumors about others. I would recommend this to anyone. |
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Classical Giant |
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Althought the book by Harper Lee gives more detail, this is one of the greatest Gregory Peck movies of all time. A very well done piece of cinematic tribute to an awesome story. |
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A family classic |
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What can you say about this movie that hasn't already been said? Gregory Peck offers what may be his definitive role (he won the Best-Actor Oscar for it after four fruitless nominations) and, perhaps, the most famous dad in film; as various critics have said, not even Peck himself was as good a father as Atticus Finch, but Atticus is probably what every dad wants to be. Though slow in pace, the movie is never boring, and the picture it presents of the Deep South (Maycomb Co., Ala.) in the days before Martin Luther King is both fascinating and disturbing. If, like me, you find yourself puzzled over why the Ewells faked a rape and accused Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) of the crime, your best bet is to read the book To Kill a Mockingbird, which also provides a lot of background about the Finches and their neighbors. Robert Duvall, today one of our most respected actors, makes his first credited big-screen appearance (with never a word of dialogue) as "Boo" Radley, the mysterious and believed-insane neighbor of the Finches. This is a movie every child should see and every adult should know. |
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Highly recommended viewing |
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Even though our children all had to read "To Kill a Mockingbird" and write a review on it, we did not read the book nor see the movie until the 50th anniversary of the book. We enjoyed the book and have watched the movie several times. The variance between the book and the movie is insignificant. Excellent on both! |
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To Kill a Mockingbird |
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I was taken back by how slow moving this movie was. I believe due to how old this is that we have little tolerance for something that plods along like this did. In its time it was obviously cutting edge due to the content. I found the children very annoying during most of the first half of the movie. The only parts that I truly enjoyed were when it got to the trial and from then on to the end. I can see why Gregory Peck won an award but the movie as a whole was very, very slow. |
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