
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird
2011, English. Directed by Mary McDonagh Murphy.
The untold story behind a great American novel.
In this full-length documentary, Mary Murphy explores the enduring power, popularity & mystery that is Harper Lee. She interviews Oprah Winfrey, Wally Lamb Anna Quindlen, James McBride and others, and with rare cooperation from Harper Lee’s family and friends tells the story of a novel that became an American classic. In the newest edition of the film, Harper Lee from Mockingbird to Watchman, Murphy examines the rediscovered novel and its place alongside To Kill A Mockingbird.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Mary McDonagh MurphyDirector
- Bob MayerSelf - Narrator / Voice of Truman Capote
- Jennifer LairdVoice of Tay Hohoff
- Christopher SewardVoice of Reporter / Voice of Maurice Crain
- Jane BeasleyVoice of Harper Lee
- Donna Coney IslandVoice of Idabel Tompkins
- Oprah WinfreySelf
- Mary BadhamSelf
- Tom BrokawSelf
- Rosanne CashSelf
- James PattersonSelf
- Scott TurowSelf
- Anna QuindlenSelf
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- Released
- 13 May 2011
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Mary McDonagh Murphy
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Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Who directed Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird?
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird (2011) was directed by Mary McDonagh Murphy and stars Bob Mayer, Jennifer Laird, Christopher Seward.