Alabama in the 1930s. The children Scout (Mary Badham) & Jem (Phillip Alford) play in the street, while their lawyer father Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) defends a black man accused of raping a young white woman. The controversial nature of the trial, taking place in the racist culture of the Deep South, leads the local townsfolk to turn against Finch & sees his family become the victim of a series of terror attacks. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, ' To Kill a Mockingbird' won Oscars for Peck & screenwriter Horton Foote. ...

Alabama in the 1930s. The children Scout (Mary Badham) & Jem (Phillip Alford) play in the street, while their lawyer father Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) defends a black man accused of raping a young white woman. The controversial nature of the trial, taking place in the racist culture of the Deep South, leads the local townsfolk to turn against Finch & sees his family become the victim of a series of terror attacks. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, ' To Kill a Mockingbird' won Oscars for Peck & screenwriter Horton Foote. ...

A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends a black man charged with attacking a white girl. This book explores the irrationality of adult attitudes to race & class in the Deep South. It creates one of the heroes of literature, whose lone struggle for justice pricks the conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence & hypocrisy. ...

It's the 1580s. Queen Elizabeth's enemies plot to kill her & place Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. While Kitty's father works on secret projects for Elizabeth, her brother's mixing with suspicious characters. As Mary's supporters edge closer by the minute, Kitty fears the worst.. .that they'll all be thrown into the Tower. ...