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 (5,772 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 genre is film based on a novel^[14].
• To Kill a Mockingbird's based on is recorded as To Kill a Mockingbird^[15].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Gregory Peck^[16].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Mary Badham^[17].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Phillip Alford^[18].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Robert Duvall^[19].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was John Megna^[20].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Alice Ghostley^[21].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was William Windom^[22].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Frank Overton^[23].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Brock Peters^[24].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Paul Fix^[25].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Collin Wilcox^[26].
• A cast member of To Kill a Mockingbird was Hugh Sanders^[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^[16], Mary Badham^[17], Phillip Alford^[18], Robert Duvall^[19], John Megna^[20], and Alice Ghostley^[21].

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], crime film^[13], and film based on a novel^[14]. 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], and 88/100^[49].

Why It Matters

To Kill a Mockingbird ranks in the top 0.11% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,772 views/month, #101 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

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].