Principal cast
Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, John Megna and Frank Overton
Film 34 of 498 on the Screen Path
To Kill a Mockingbird
A father must expose his children to a small town's outraged passionsโฆ and can only protect them with his love.
About the film
To Kill a Mockingbird at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1962 film at stop 34 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Russell Harlan (director of photography), Aaron Stell (editor), Elmer Bernstein (original music composer), Horton Foote (screenplay) and Alexander Golitzen (art direction)
- Director
- Robert Mulligan
- Release
- 1962-12-20
- Runtime
- 129 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
Spoiler-free02
After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Gregory PeckCharacter: Atticus Finch
- Mary BadhamCharacter: Scout Finch
- Phillip AlfordCharacter: Jem
- John MegnaCharacter: Dill Harris
- Frank OvertonCharacter: Sheriff Heck Tate
- Brock PetersCharacter: Tom Robinson
- Rosemary MurphyCharacter: Maudie Atkinson
- Ruth WhiteCharacter: Mrs. Dubose
- Estelle EvansCharacter: Calpurnia
- Paul FixCharacter: Judge Taylor
- Collin Wilcox PaxtonCharacter: Mayella Violet Ewell
- James AndersonCharacter: Bob Ewell
Full crew
Full crew
- Robert MulliganCredits: Director, Producer
- Aaron StellCredits: Editor
- Alan J. PakulaCredits: Producer
- Henry BumsteadCredits: Art Direction
- Russell HarlanCredits: Director of Photography
- Horton FooteCredits: Screenplay
- Elmer BernsteinCredits: Original Music Composer
- Bud WestmoreCredits: Makeup Artist
- Larry GermainCredits: Hairstylist
- Meta RebnerCredits: Script Supervisor
- Edward MuhlCredits: Executive In Charge Of Production
- Oliver EmertCredits: Set Decoration
- Ernest B. WehmeyerCredits: Production Manager
- Corson JowettCredits: Sound
- Waldon O. WatsonCredits: Sound
- Lรฉo L. FuchsCredits: Still Photographer
- Boaty BoatwrightCredits: Casting
- Gregory PeckCredits: Producer
- Rosemary OdellCredits: Costume Design
- Joseph E. KenneyCredits: Assistant Director
- Fred KnothCredits: Set Designer
- J. Terry WilliamsCredits: Assistant Editor
- Jack HayesCredits: Orchestrator
- LaVaughn SpeerCredits: Hairstylist
- Leo ShukenCredits: Orchestrator
- Alexander GolitzenCredits: Art Direction
- Frank PrehodaCredits: Makeup Artist
- Dick GalleglyCredits: Production Manager
- Terry Morse Jr.Credits: Assistant Director
- Seth BanksCredits: Costume Design
- Harper LeeCredits: Producer, Novel
- Viola ThompsonCredits: Wardrobe Designer
- Bill NeffCredits: Gaffer
- Julius RosenkrantzCredits: Props
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