To Kill a Mockingbird (DVD, 2005, 2-Disc Set, Special Edition - Widescreen)

Robert Mulligan's classic adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, set in the racially charged atmosphere of Macon County, Alabama in the 1930s, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a poignant coming-of-age story. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Screenplay (written by Horton Foote), and Best Actor (Gregory Peck), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is a timeless film packed with beautiful scenes and meaningful life lessons. The story is told from the vantage point of a young girl nicknamed Scout (Mary Badham) whose widowed white father Atticus Finch (Peck), an attorney, decides on principle to defend a black man (Brock Peters) charged with raping a poor white woman. But the bigoted townspeople would rather lynch the accused than try him, and they make life hellish for the lawyer, his daughter, and his son Jem (Philip Alford). While their father is in the throes of the trial, his bright, inquisitive children learn a hard and unforgettable lesson in justice, morality, and prejudice, part of which requires overcoming an unfounded fear of their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall).

Lovvvvveeeee This movie........this has got to be the best DVD set on the market
full of all one would like to know about the Movie and the Cast...and the movie here is put together real well.....

Heres whats Inside..

Disc one:
Region 1
2-Disc Snap Case
Disc 1:
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Dual (Single Sided)
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
Dolby Digital DTS 5.1 Surround Sound - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English, French
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Bonus Footage -
1. Academy Award Best Actor Acceptance Speech
2. American Film Institute Life Achievement Award
3. Excerpt From Academy Tribute to Gregory Peck
Feature Commentary - Robert Mulligan - Director; Alan Pakula - Producer
Trailer - Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries
Production Notes

Disc 2:
Full Frame -
1.33
Dual (Single Sided)
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English
Featurette -
1. A Conversation with Gregory Peck
- 2.Fearful Symmetry: The Making of To Kill a Mockingbird
This is a Black and White Movie but I know everyone has seen it ..
But this one you should have in your collection and to pass down to your kids and Grand kids......
{Mrs puman}

This is a wonderful classic movie starring Gregory Peck that I didn't think I would ever see again since I had gotten rid of my VHS tapes. I was surprised to find it on DVD. It's a wonderful movie with a great story line that received an Academy Award. It's based around the 1930s in Macon County, Georgia, about a white lawyer (Gregory Peck) who represents a black man accused of raping a white woman. He proves without a doubt that his client is innocent, but the jury and town are so prejudiced and see only what they want to see. An excellent movie to watch and see just how sad and ridiculous prejudice can really be. The film is in black and white and is a movie I will never get tired of watching.

This is truly one of the very best and most important movies ever made.

Gregory Peck gives a memorable performance as Atticus Finch, a Macon lawyer assigned to defend a black man unjustly accused of raping a white woman.

Told from a child's perspective, this story depicts with unrivaled candor, the racism and inequality of the time.

This movie is one of those rare classics that not only absorbs the viewer with a great story, but at the same time, reminds us of the ugly side of ignorance.

A permanent "must-have" for my library.

One of the most influential films in movie history, "To Kill a Mockingbird" inspired audiences to take a good look at themselves and to appreciate and respect others. The role of Atticus could not have been played any better by Gregory Peck. So spectacular was his performance that he won an Academy Award for Best Actor (in a year where competitors like Peter O'Toole were nominated for fims like "Lawrence of Arabia"). Highly recommend it!!!

This double disc edition of the classic film has a strong hour long documentary that follows Gregory Peck on the public speaking circuit in his golden years. He is apparently as gracious and thoughtful in person as he is in his role as Atticus Finch. The set of eleven postcard sized reproductions of the film's posters from over the world are also nice but not essential.