DISC SPOTLIGHT: 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

As of Thursday, February 2, 2012
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To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray (NR)

Movie: 4 out of 4 stars

Disc: 4 out of 4 stars

One of two stories that received both a Pulitzer Prize and a Best Picture Oscar ("Gone with the Wind" was the other), Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" was a landmark film that addressed race relations in the deep south like no other movie had ever done before and few since. Gregory Peck won his only Oscar with his portrayal of Atticus Finch, an attorney who defends a black man accused of raping a white woman even if it might cost him his career and life.

Technical specs: aspect ratio: Widescreen (1080p/1.85:1), audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1, DTS 2.0 Mono), French (DTS 2.0 Mono), subtitles: English, French and Spanish.

Special features include:

Two feature-length documentaries

U-Control, pocket BLU and BD Live features

Limited edition 44 page DigiBook packaging

Additional DVD and Digital copy

Three Peck TV awards clips

Filmmaker commentary

Trailer

Two featurettes

Universal, $39.98

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