To Kill A Mockingbird-Greg Peck vs. Prejudice Again ****

Rating: 10/10 (22 November 2012)

Truly an outstanding film with Gregory Peck once more fighting prejudice as he did so brilliantly in 1947's "Gentleman's Agreement." Peck should have been made the forever spokesperson to promote religious and racial understanding and tolerance among people.
With a truly haunting musical score that will be forever remembered,Peck's Oscar-winning performance here is a restrained one, but terrific nonetheless, as Advocate, Atticus Finch, defending a black man accused of molestation. While doing this, he must cope with being a parent to his two children; he is a widower in 1932 Alabama, a time of crisis in America where a campaigning FDR has stated that we have nothing to fear but fear itself.
The supporting cast is just marvelous here. Mary Badham, as his daughter, received a supporting Oscar nomination and one wonders why others such as his movie-son, the alleged rape victim and her father were overlooked. How about Brock Peters, the victim of racial prejudice and the supportive judge?
The film correctly depicted the anger and bigotry plaguing the country in the 1930s.