9 Famous Movie Moments Unbelievably Nailed On The First Take

6. Gregory Peck's 9-Minute Courtroom Speech Is Delivered To Perfection First Time - To Kill A Mockingbird

The 1962 filmic adaptation of Harper Lee's timeless novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, focuses on a small-town lawyer named Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) who stands up for an African American man attempted of rape. It's a classic parable, and the movie adaptation - directed by Robert Mulligan - is a worthy one, namely thanks to Peck's wonderful performance.

The arguable highlight of To Kill A Mockingbird occurs towards the end of the picture, when Atticus gives a deep and meaningful summation speech during the courtroom that lasts almost 10 minutes. It's the defining scene of the film, and an acting tour-de-force.

You'd think that such a scene would have taken days to film, and yet it was actually nailed in one take and one take only; actor Gregory Peck launched into it with all the passion and gusto that one might find themselves with during a first take, and delivered it without fault. The scene in the movie is a result of that first take - a testament to Peck's talents as an actor and to director Robert Mulligan, who made the right decision sticking with the first.