To Kill a Mockingbird (film) any other film he has ever done. In 1995 "To Kill a Mockingbird" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is also Robert Duvall's big-screen debut, as the misunderstood recluse Boo Radley. Duvall was cast on the recommendation of screenwriter Horton Foote, who met him at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City where Duvall starred in a 1957 production of Foote's play, "The Midnight Caller". The American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the greatest movie hero of the 20th century. Additionally, the AFI
Splendor in the Grass an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Warren Beatty, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for Natalie Wood. Wood received a nomination for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Best Foreign Actress. The film ranked #50 on "Entertainment Weekly"s list of the 50 Best High School Movies. In 2002, the American Film Institute ranked "Splendor in the Grass" number 47 on its list of the top 100 Greatest Love Stories of All Time. "Splendor in the Grass" was re-made as the 1981 television film "Splendor in the