<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $2 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $13.1 million </Td> </Tr> <P> To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American drama film directed by Robert Mulligan . The screenplay by Horton Foote is based on Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize - winning novel of the same name . It stars Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch and Mary Badham as Scout . </P> <P> The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and was a box - office success, earning more than 10 times its budget . The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Peck, and was nominated for eight, including Best Picture . </P>

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