Gregory Peck gives an Oscar-winning performance as lawyer Atticus Finch in this crime drama adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. In Alabama in the 1930s, Atticus defends a black man accused of raping a young white woman while his children, Scout (Mary Badham) and Jem (Phillip Alford), play in the street. The controversial nature of the trial, taking place in the racist culture of the Deep South, leads the local townsfolk to turn against Finch and sees his family become the victim of a series of terror attacks. As well as Peck's Best Actor statuette, the film won another two Academy Awards with an additional five nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Badham).