DVD/BluRay Blurb

 

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

50^TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

 Digitally Remastered and Fully Restored with Over Three Hours of Bonus Materials Including Two Full­Length Documentaries

On Limited Edition Collector’s Series Blu-ray™ Combo Pack,

Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD

 

 Available January 31, 2012

 

Dark Readers Blurb:

To Kill a Mockingbird is an American classic novel that is read is schools across the nation. I remember learning about the book and then afterwards comparing the film adaptation. 50 years laters, this film has made a debut in BluRay which is spectacular! The picture and sound quality of To Kill a Mockingbird are perfect- and I can't say enough about the BluRay extras!! My favorite by far would have to be the documentary on the making of To Kill a Mockingbird. Filming industries then have changed in many ways, and in other instances not so much. Very interesting to see. To Kill a Mockingbird will make a person laugh, smile, tear up and just think about what life would've been like in those years. For those avid readers in your life, who enjoy a good book to movie adaptation I suggest going out and getting the 50th Anniversary edition of To Kill a Mockingbird!! They will love it :-)  

 

 

 

 

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, one of the screen’s most beloved and critically acclaimed films, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a commemorative Limited Edition Collector’s Series Blu-ray™ Combo Pack as well as on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on January 31, 2012. The powerful and poignant adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel hits the half-century mark, digitally remastered and fully restored from high resolution 35MM original film elements, plus more than three-and-a-half hours of bonus features chronicling the making of the cinematic masterpiece.

Blu-ray™ and DVD Bonus Features:

• Fearful Symmetry— A feature-length documentary on the making of To Kill a Mockingbird with cast and crew interviews and a visit to author Harper Lee's home town.
• A Conversation with Gregory Peck— An intimate feature-length documentary on one of the most beloved actors in film history with interviews, film clips, home movies and more.
• 100 Years of Universal:  Restoring the Classics— An in-depth look at the film restoration process
• Academy Award^® Best Actor Acceptance Speech— Gregory Peck's speech after winning the Academy Award^® for his performance as Atticus Finch.
• American Film Institute Life Achievement Award— Gregory Peck's memorable remarks upon receiving the AFI Life Achievement Award.
• Excerpt from “Tribute To Gregory Peck”— Cecilia Peck's heartwarming farewell to her father given at the Academy in celebration of his life.
• Scout Remembers— Actress Mary Badham shares her experiences working with Gregory Peck.
• Feature Commentary with Director Robert Mulligan and Producer Alan Pakula
• Original Theatrical Trailer 

SYNOPSIS

Experience one of the most significant milestones in film history like never before with To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition.  Screen legend Gregory Peck stars as courageous Southern lawyer Atticus Finch - the Academy Award®-winning performance hailed by the American Film Institute as the Greatest Movie Hero of All Time. Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel about innocence, strength and conviction and nominated for eight Academy Awards®, this beloved classic is now digitally remastered and fully restored for optimum picture and sound quality and boasts hours of unforgettable bonus features. Watch it and remember why “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

CAST AND FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Duvall, Brock Peters, Mary Badham, John Megna, Rosemary Murphy, William Windom
Directed By: Robert Mulligan
Screenplay By:  Horton Foote fom the novel by Harper Lee
Producers: Alan J. Pakula