To Kill a Mockingbird

1962 film by Robert Mulligan
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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To Kill a Mockingbird

Summary

To Kill a Mockingbird is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,106 views/month, #101 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • To Kill a Mockingbird received the Academy Award for Best Actor[3].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[5].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird received the Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[6].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird was directed by Robert Mulligan[8].
  • Horton Foote wrote the screenplay for To Kill a Mockingbird[9].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird's composer is recorded as Elmer Bernstein[10].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird's genre is drama film[11].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird's genre is trial film[12].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird's genre is crime film[13].
  • To Kill a Mockingbird's based on is recorded as To Kill a Mockingbird[14].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Gregory Peck[15].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Mary Badham[16].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Phillip Alford[17].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Robert Duvall[18].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was John Megna[19].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Alice Ghostley[20].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was William Windom[21].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Frank Overton[22].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Brock Peters[23].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Paul Fix[24].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Collin Wilcox[25].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Hugh Sanders[26].
  • A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was James Anderson[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Mulligan[28] and Alan J. Pakula[29]. To Kill a Mockingbird was directed by Robert Mulligan[8]. Horton Foote wrote the screenplay for it[9]. Cast members include Gregory Peck[15], Mary Badham[16], Phillip Alford[17], Robert Duvall[18], John Megna[19], and Alice Ghostley[20].

Publication

Publication dates include December 20, 1962[30], December 25, 1962[31], February 11, 1963[32], February 14, 1963[33], March 1963[34], and March 6, 1963[35]. The original language of To Kill a Mockingbird was English[36]. Genres include drama film[11], trial film[12], and crime film[13]. It is part of National Film Registry[37].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], an award for best leading actor[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4], an award for best adapted screenplay[41], in United States[42], founded in 1929[43]; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[5]; and Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[6], a film award category[44], in United States[45], founded in 1946[46]. Reviews include 8.9/10[47], 93%[48], 88/100[49], and 8.2/10[50].

Why It Matters

To Kill a Mockingbird ranks in the top 0.11% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,106 views/month, #101 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did To Kill a Mockingbird receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[5], and Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding[6].

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  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  9. 21w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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