To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird was directed by Robert Mulligan in 1962, two years after the novel had been first published. The movie portrays the early 1930s. To Kill a Mockingbird is more a drama than a historical film; however, some historical background is present in it. The Civil Rights Movement started in the early 1950s, and the film shows some of the events that preceded it. To Kill a Mockingbird reveals behavior and attitudes that were common to that period, namely discrimination against African Americans. I have not noticed any particular facts that can teach me about that period of history, however, attitudes and the spirit of that time are vividly described. In the scene when the trial takes place, it is easy to notice that the members of the jury are all white men. Even though Atticus Finch (a lawyer) gives much evidence to prove Tom’s (an African American who is wrongly accused of raping a white lady) innocence, the prosecutor still considers him guilty be...