The films of Gregory Peck

In an outstanding career, spanning four decades and reflecting something of the history of the American film industry itself, Gregory Peck has carved out a screen person that is mirrored as well in both his private life and his public concerns. If, as critic Richard Schickel has observed, there is some thing "Lincolnesque" in Peck's character (and in his stature) on screen and off, it is probably that integrity which we tend to regard as particularly American: an ability to see a higher good above purely personal considerations. Over the years Gregory Peck has given both of his talents and himself.

The films of Gregory Peck is the complete record of one of the most unusual and most respected performers in the film world...