Gregory Peck Atticus Finch, a Depression-era lawyer and widowed father, in a film adaptation of the Harper Lee novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". Released in 1962 during the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the Southern United States, this film and his role were Peck's favorites. In 2003, Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch was named the greatest film hero of the past 100 years by the American Film Institute. Peck served as the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1967, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute from 1967 to 1969, Chairman
Carrie (1976 film) list of "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". This movie also ranked number 15 on "Entertainment Weekly"'s list of the 50 Best High School Movies, and No. 46 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Greatest Cinema Thrills, and was also ranked eighth for its famous ending sequence on Bravo's "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004). In a 2010 interview, King replied that he thought, although dated now, "Carrie" was a "good movie." "Carrie", along with the novel, has been reproduced and adapted several times. "" was released in 1999. It featured another teenager with telekinetic powers who