To kill a mockingbird /
The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him, except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compas...
| Uniform Title: | To kill a mockingbird (Motion picture : 1962) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
| Published: |
[Universal City, Calif.] :
Universal-International,
[1962]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus) |
| Summary: | The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him, except the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962. Based on the novel by Harper Lee. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (129 min.)) : sound, black & white |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Russell Harlan ; film editor, Aaron Stell ; music, Elmer Bernstein. |