The 1962 classic “To Kill A Mockingbird” will return to the big screen at Bainbridge Cinemas for a special one-night-only screening at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 27.

Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Harper Lee — which was itself an immediate success, winning the Pulitzer Prize and quickly becoming revered as a classic of modern American literature — the film, directed by Robert Mulligan, likewise depicts a story and characters loosely based on Lee’s observations of her family, neighbors and events that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama in 1936, when she was 10 years old.

It stars Gregory Peck in the iconic leading role of Atticus Finch, and Mary Badham as Scout. The film also marked the screen debuts of Robert Duvall, William Windom, and Alice Ghostley.

“To Kill A Mockingbird” received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, reportedly earning more than six times its budget. The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Peck, and was nominated for eight, including Best Picture.

The movie’s stature has only increased in subsequent years.

In 1995, the film was listed in the National Film Registry.

In 2003, the American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century.

In 2007, the film ranked 25th on the AFI’s 10th anniversary list of the “Greatest American Movies of All Time.”

Visit www.farawayentertainment.com/show/to-kill-a-mockingbird-1962-presented-by-tcm to learn more.