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

I dedcided to buy the DVD because I recently purchased a copy of the book. The most enjoyabe thing about both purchases is the story itself. It is a beautifully told and touching story that can be enjoyed by all ages.The performances of the characters in the DVD was excellent.

There are very few movies that I would like to own... very few that I would like to see again for that matter. To Kill a Mockingbird is a movie to be savored. It has a richness that is nourishing enough to sustain many fulfilling returns. It captures childhood summer, good and evil, a simpler time... and yet the message is moving today. The acting is excellent. It is a movie I wanted to own and I do.

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}

Wonderful movie I just didn't pay attention to the fact that it was a PAL video. Couldn't play it on my TV with DVD player, fortunately it played on my laptop.

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS MOVIE !!
IT REALLY SAYS ALOT OF REALLY GREAT THINGS WITHOUT ACTUALLY SAYING THEM !!
IT MAKES YOU REFLECT ON YOUR OWN LIFE AND YOU THINK OF OTHERS AND WHAT YOU SEE IN OTHERS !!
OVERALL IT IS A SAD AND HEARTWRENCHING TALE OF A SMALL TOWN AND THE DAY TO DAY LIVES OF TO YOUNG CHILDREN GROWING UP IN THE DEPRESSION AND THE RACIALISM THEY GREW UP WITH,AND THE GENEROUS LOVEING FATHER THAT TAUGHT THEM RIGHT FROM WRONG,
AND THE HAPPINESS THAT CAME FROM 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.

I love Gregory Peck. It is a beautiful movie. It depicts the southern small town perfectly. The children are charming and it brings back sweet memories of childhood friends and family. I would recomend this movie to everyone.

This is a great old movie that the whole family will love. Most of what you see in the movies today deals with sex, drugs and excessive violence. This movie has violence that you do not see. It leaves it up to the imagination. I highly recommend this movie.

One of the greatest movies ever, and this set includes additional footage that is almost as good. Love "Scout" in her adult years discussing her relationship with the GREAT Atticus (Gregory Peck).

The item was shipped quickly and in great condition. I was very pleased with every aspect of the transaction. I would recommend them again.

Compared to a lot of the trash being released to viewing public today, this movie can still hold its own on the merits. How many movies today can captivate an audience omitting special effects and other explosive paraphernalia while relying simply on the merits of the actors, director and of course, the story itself? Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee, it stands as a tribute to the essence of self-esteem and to the sum or range of what can be perceived, discovered, or learned.

One of the most incredible movies ever made. Historical impact that has been used in the classroom. A must see for all ages

Love the movie, thanks a lot! Will enjoy it during the cold winter months. Will definitely buy some more movie from you guys.

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!!!

I have loved this movie since I saw it as a youngster. I have also read the book & was equally impressed & delighted.

What not to love about the novel. This book (and the movie) never gets old. LOVE IT Love it LOVE IT!!

I read the book first ( recently ) and then purchased the movie afterwards. Anytime you read the book then see the movie...No doubt you will put yourself in the place of the writer/director position as to what you would include from the book and what you can leave out and still make it say what the author has presented in the book.
Let me further say that in reading a book or seeing a movie adaptation...There are two factors to consider. There is what the page brings to the reader and then there is what the reader brings to the page. Life experience, point of view, revelation, insight and accumulated knowledge. These things add to or subtract what you take away from it.
A philosopher said...We don't see things as they are...We seem them as we are. There is some truth to that; but perception is not reality. Reality is reality. Hopefully we can gain something past a stagnant place in our thought to a higher place. This movie does a fair job at presenting the story in the book though it takes a few revisions in order to save time.
This movie is in black and white...actually; I think that's fitting for the content. I would recommend seeing the movie; but even more so; I would recommend you read the book as well. I didn't bother to describe the movie and it's content. Anyone can go to Amazon and pulls up hundreds of comments.
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I bought this video as a Christmas present. I was very glad to find it on sale. This video is very hard to get.

This is a wonderful movie with lots of extras to boot. Great movie, great actors and fantastic story. I purchased this for my mother. This would not be a childrens movie and is racialy explicit. But tells a good tearfelt story.

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.

great olschool movie before computers made all the movies with special fx. the actors were really actors not junkies full of themselves.

This film is a MASTERPIECE. Hard to find in this day and age of crappy movies. Gregory Peck at his finest.

I wanted to buy this to add to my collection of classics. Based on the novel by Harper Lee, this movie is one of the really greats! Annually, in Monroeville Alabama, you can attend the play. This takes place in the actual courtroom used in the movie. Awesome experience!