To Kill a Mockingbird

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

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.

Director

Robert Mulligan

Screenplay

Horton Foote

Music

Elmer Bernstein

Novela

Harper Lee

Status

Released

Release date

20/12/1962

Original language

English

Budget

US$ 2 M

Box office

US$ 13 M