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After reviewing the contents of this gorgeously put together set (including my second ever viewing of the film -- and the first time in a high-quality format), I'm going to say this is one of top two or three releases ever by Universal.
The film is as powerful as ever. I agree with your sentiments, Steve, that Peck is Atticus. In fact, you mention that Mary Badham called him that even as the years passed. This is reconfirmed when she appears during the "Conversation with Gregory Peck" feature on disc two, which is a refreshing alternative to standard biographies in that it really allows us inside his life. It doesn't just have a narrator tell us what he did, it takes us there and lets him tell us. There are truly some beautiful scenes captured here on both tape and film (as well as some truly hilarious ones).
I have to admit to having seen only two or three Peck films in my time (one of which is another literary classic, "Moby Dick"), but rewatching "To Kill a Mockingbird" and then seeing the doc has piqued my interest in giving some other films a shot. Perhaps "Gentleman's Agreement" or "Roman Holiday" will show up on my Netflix queue.
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