1960s Movies Based on Books

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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, Racism, Falsely Accused, Prejudice, Lawyer, Rape, Adaptation)

PLOT: Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize Winning novel, the movie stars Gregory Peck as lawyer Atticus Finch, who defends a black man charged with raping a white woman in the Depression-era South. The story is told through the eyes of Finch's two children, Scout and Jem, who attempt to understand prejudice as they befriend Boo Radley, a shut-in who most people fear. AUTHOR: Harper Lee

1960s Movies Based On Books List

Movie Title	Book Title	Author
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)	2001: A Space Odyssey	Arthur C. Clarke
Cool Hand Luke (1967)	Cool Hand Luke	Donn Pearce
Graduate, The (1967)	Graduate, The	Charles Webb
Haunting, The (1963)	Haunting of Hill House, The	Shirley Jackson
Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The (1968)	Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The	Carson McCullers
Rosemary's Baby (1968)	Rosemary's Baby	Ira Levin
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)	To Kill a Mockingbird	Harper Lee

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
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