Il buio oltre la siepe

Titolo originale: To Kill a Mockingbird
Regia: Robert Mulligan |
Anno: 1962
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma
Tag: right and justice | rape | sibling relationship | based on novel or book | court case | court | isolation | becoming an adult | falsely accused | arbitrary law | alabama | socially deprived family | defence | tree house | farm worker | intolerance | exclusion | trial | racism | injustice | kids | 1930s | courtroom drama | desperate | based on young adult novel | dramatic | compassionate | empathetic |
Cast: Mary Badham | Gregory Peck | Phillip Alford | John Megna | Frank Overton | Brock Peters | Rosemary Murphy | Ruth White | Estelle Evans | Paul Fix | Collin Wilcox Paxton | James Anderson | Alice Ghostley | Robert Duvall | William Windom | Crahan Denton | Richard Hale | R. L. Armstrong | Walter Bacon | Eddie Baker | Bobby Barber | John Barton | Audrey Betz | Danny Borzage | John Breen | Jess Cavin | Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Steve Condit | David Crawford | Frank Ellis | Charles Fredericks | Herman Hack | Jester Hairston | Chuck Hamilton | Kim Hamilton | Kim Hector | Michael Jeffers | Dick Johnstone | Chester Jones | Colin Kenny | Ethan Laidlaw | Nancy Marshall | Clyde McLeod | Charles Morton | Paulene Myers | William H. O'Brien | Charles Perry | Joe Ploski | Hugh Sanders | Barry Seltzer | Edward C. Short | Mabel Smaney | Eddie Smith | Walter Smith | Cap Somers | George Sowards | Ray Spiker | Kim Stanley | Kelly Thordsen | Arthur Tovey | George Tracy | Sailor Vincent | Max Wagner | Bill Walker | Joe Walls | Dan White | Guy Wilkerson | Chalky Williams | Raoul Freeman |

Anni '30. Un avvocato progressista, che esercita in una piccola cittadina dell'america sudista, difende un nero dall'accusa di violenza carnale su una bianca. I problemi di razzismo e di falsa morale non tarderanno a presentarsi.

Approfondimenti

Phillip Alford had trouble eating certain foods for years afterwards, particularly bacon and eggs, a [...] D
After being offered the role of Atticus Finch, Gregory Peck quickly read Harper Lee's novel in one s [...] D
Mary Badham, the youngest at age nine to receive an Oscar nomination (for Best Actress in a Supporti [...] D
Gregory Peck's grandson Harper Peck Voll was named after Harper Lee. D
Gregory Peck stated in subsequent interviews that he believed what won him the Academy Award was the [...] D
There are subtle hints throughout the film, which are explored more thoroughly in the novel, about t [...] D
James Anderson inhabited the character of Bob Ewell to the point where it didn't seem like acting an [...] D
William Windom was a fine dramatic actor, though he had some comedic moments as the star of the sitc [...] D
Collin Wilcox Paxton (Mayella Ewell) appears in Una famiglia americana: The Sinner (1972). In that e [...] D
The film and book has been banned from a number of schools around the world for being racist, namely [...] D
The piano in Elmer Bernstein's score was played by John Williams. D
James Earl Jones auditioned for the role of Tom Robinson. D
Universal contractee Rock Hudson campaigned unsuccessfully for the role of Atticus, but the studio o [...] D
Official credited film debut of Robert Duvall, who had no dialogue. D
Premiered at the famed Radio City Music Hall in New York City. D
Sharp-eyed viewers will notice that the Radley house, despite its deteriorating condition, is of a m [...] D
24 years later, the Bangles would have a hit song, "Walk Like an Egyptian," whose video featured mov [...] D
Mary Badham was the only Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee that year that was from a Best Pictur [...] D
It has been reported that this film was Gregory Peck's favorite work. D
Paul Fix (portrayed Judge Taylor), Brock Peters (portrayed Tom Robinson), John Megna (portrayed Dill [...] D
Robert Duvall (Arthur "Boo" Radley) and John Megna (Dil) appeared in Il padrino - Parte II (1974), b [...] D
According to author Neal Gabler in the biography "Triumph of the American Imagination", Walt Disney [...] D
Brock Peters (Tom Robinson) started to cry while filming his testifying scenes, without rehearsing i [...] D
Cast members Mary Badham (Scout), Robert Duvall (Boo), Frank Overton (Heck Tate), Collin Wilcox Paxt [...] D
It was noted that Jem is 4 years older than Scout at the beginning of the film which would make Jem [...] D
Film debut of Alice Ghostley. D
Bob Ewell's full name is Robert E. Lee Ewell. This is a reference to Gen. Robert E. Lee, the command [...] D
Robert Mulligan's way of handling his child cast members was to let them play together, while keepin [...] D
The small mountain in the distance behind the mad dog coming up the Finch's street was actually Mt. [...] D
Mary Badham (Scout) and Gregory Peck (Atticus) became close during filming, and kept in contact for [...] D
Art Directors Alexander Golitzen and Henry Bumstead had an entire reconstruction of the fictional to [...] D
The syrup Walter pours all over his meal is likely cane syrup, a popular Southern sweetener derived [...] D
The first scene that Gregory Peck shot showed him returning home from his character's law office whi [...] D
Phillip Alford told his mother that he did not want to go to the auditions for the part of Jem Finch [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the Top 100 Greatest American Movies. D
In 2007 the American Film Institute ranked this as the #25 Greatest Movie of All Time. D
Gregory Peck starred in Cielo di fuoco (1949), the movie. Frank Overton was one of the stars of 12 O [...] D
When he attended the Academy Awards, Gregory Peck was convinced that his friend Jack Lemmon would wi [...] D
In 1995, the film was added to the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress. D
Although Gregory Peck's inspirational performance as Atticus Finch turned out to be a perfect highli [...] D
Ranked #1 on the American Film Institute's list of the ten greatest films in the genre "Courtroom Dr [...] D
The script for the film necessarily had to cut out, or combine two or more characters in order to ac [...] D
The main production companies for the film were Pakula-Mulligan Productions, owned by Alan J. Pakula [...] D
Atticus Finch was modeled on Harper Lee's own father, Amasa "A.C." Lee, an attorney and Alabama stat [...] D
The character of Atticus was based on Amasa Coleman "A.C." Lee (1880 - 1962). The last name of Finch [...] D
Near the end, in order to protect Arthur Radley from intrusive publicity, the sheriff devises the fi [...] D
With the death of Rosemary Murphy (Maudie Atkinson) on July 5, 2014, Robert Duvall (Arthur "Boo" Rad [...] D
The Maycomb County Bank calendar in the background when Atticus throws a glass to Tom shows a 30-day [...] D
Included among the 25 films on the American Film Institute's 2005 list of AFI's 100 Years of Film Sc [...] D
Horton Foote was initially reluctant to adapt the novel into a screenplay, as he felt that he would [...] D
The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall; and two Oscar nominees: Ma [...] D
During an interview, Elmer Bernstein said that the inspiration for the little melody in the opening [...] D
The exterior streetscape of the Courthouse, on the Universal backlot, would later be re-used, with s [...] D
Grossed over $13 million in its U.S. release. D
Despite the closeness of their characters, Mary Badham and Phillip Alford did not get along while fi [...] D
Some critics complained that inserting narration by the adult Scout was intrusive, or unnecessary to [...] D
Film debut of Phillip Alford. D
Writer Harper Lee owned a percentage of the production, and spent about three weeks on the productio [...] D
The rifle Atticus Finch used to shoot the 'mad dog' is a military Krag-Jorgensen (cal. .30-40) that [...] D
In the final scene of the movie as Scout climbs into her father's lap, in the background is a photo [...] D
When Gregory Peck was first approached by Alan J. Pakula and Robert Mulligan for the role of Atticus [...] D
Brock Peters, who played Tom Robinson in the film, delivered Gregory Peck's eulogy on the date of hi [...] D
Dill claims that he won $5 in the Beautiful Child contest and went to the picture show 20 times with [...] D
Ranked #2 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time (2006). D
Robert Mulligan and Alan J. Pakula travelled to Harper Lee's hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, but f [...] D
The "Melon" color Crayola crayon seen in the cigar box in the opening credits was not introduced as [...] D
Nancy Marshall's debut. D
Gregory Peck's summation speech, which runs for 6 minutes and 30 seconds, was nailed in a single tak [...] D
Robert Duvall stayed out of the sun for six weeks and dyed his hair blond for the role of Arthur "Bo [...] D
Dill boasts that he went to the picture show 20 times with the money he won from the Beautiful Child [...] D
This was Robert Duvall's first credited feature film (non-television) role since his uncredited feat [...] D
It was Horton Foote who recommended Robert Duvall as Arthur "Boo" Radley. Duvall had starred in "The [...] D
Mary Badham (Scout) messed up nearly every take in which the family eats at the table. Phillip Alfor [...] D
This book was banned from school reading lists due to the use of the "n" word and other racially inf [...] D
Features Mary Badham's only Oscar nominated performance. D
The character of Dill was based on Truman Capote, who had been a childhood friend of Harper Lee, whe [...] D
Gregory Peck and Robert Duvall were born in San Diego, California. D
Estelle Evan's debut as Calpurnia. D
The portrait on the mantle in Atticus's bedroom would've been of his late wife. Based on the ages of [...] D
Every day that she shot, Ruth White spent four hours getting into old age make-up, but in the end, m [...] D
Gregory Peck journeyed to Monroeville, Al, with Robert Mulligan and Alan J. Pakula to meet Harper Le [...] D
Mary Badham, at age nine during filming, became the youngest girl to receive an Oscar nomination (fo [...] D
Judge Taylor does not customarily thank the jurors for their service, as is customary. D
Truman Capote, who grew up with Harper Lee, also knew the inspiration for Arthur "Boo" Radley, and h [...] D
Both William Windom and Brock Peters would appear, as high ranking officers, in separate roles, in t [...] D
The little alley where Atticus spends the night guarding Tom Robinson in jail sits just left of the [...] D
The courthouse that was copied for this film still stands in Monroeville, Alabama, and is now a muse [...] D
According to the novel, the mad dog coming up the Finch's street was named Old Tim. And Zeebo, whom [...] D
The courtroom is a re-creation of the interior of the Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville, Alaba [...] D
The small rock wall that Dill jumps over to come visit the Finches was based on a real one that exis [...] D
In both manner and appearance, Arthur "Boo" Radley (Robert Duvall) is nearly identical to Karl (Bill [...] D
Paul Fix, who plays Judge Taylor, was well known for his portrayal of Marshall Micah Torrance on the [...] D
The watch used in the film was a prop, but Harper Lee gave Gregory Peck her father's watch after the [...] D
Even in 2021, it's a show stopping official debut of Robert Duvall. He would save another small chil [...] D
When Mayella Ewell is sworn in during the trial of Tom Robinson, if you look closely you can see tha [...] D
Film debut of William Windom. D
Director Robert Mulligan learned quickly not to rely on numerous takes, as he found that his child c [...] D
Screenwriter Horton Foote often took an interest in seeing his plays performed, and had seen a produ [...] D
According to Brock Peters, the producers were reluctant to cast him, because he had been typecast as [...] D
Art Gilmore provides the narration for the movie's official trailer. D
Atticus Finch was voted as the #1 screen hero of the last 100 years by the American Film Institute ( [...] D
The first of six films Robert Mulligan made with his producer partner, Alan J. Pakula, through their [...] D
The band "The Boo Radleys", who had hits in the 1990's such as "Wake Up Boo!", took inspiration for [...] D
The residential street where the Finches lived was located slightly southeast of Universal's Courtho [...] D
The opening narration states that the county had recently been told it had nothing to fear but fear [...] D
Finch was writer Harper Lee's mother's maiden name. D
Despite the novel's winning the Pulitzer Prize, the studios were not interested in securing the film [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
Despite universal praise for the novice film actress and actor,Mary Badham did not choose to capital [...] D
Hickory nuts are part of the tree family that includes walnuts and pecans, but are a separate edible [...] D