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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Screenplay

"To Kill a Mockingbird": Read The Screenplay By Horton Foote

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Selected as one of the greatest screenplays ever written.

Horton Foote's "To Kill a Mockingbird" script is ranked 19th on WGA's list of the 101 Greatest Screenplays ever written (so far).

Oscar-winning script.

Mr. Foote won an Oscar in 1963 for his script (Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium).

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A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice. Universal Pictures

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Type ...
SCANNED
Version ... FinalRevised
Date ... 04.03.1962
Pages ... 150
Genres ... CrimeDrama
Screenplay ... Horton Foote
IMDb ID ... 0056592

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