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The movies for September 6th are:

The Day of the Jackel IMDb:    7.8/10  (1973)

After President Charles de Gaulle of France gave independence to Algeria, a group of resentful military veterans hired a professional assassin, the "Jackal" to kill him.

• Director: Fred Zinnemann

• Writer: Fredrick Forsyth and Kenneth Ross

• Stars: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander and Michael Auclair

To Kill a Mockingbird   IMDb: 8.2/10   (1962)

In a movie set in the segregated south, a widowed lawyer defends a black man against a false rape charge while his young children learn about the reality of prejudice.

• Director: Robert Mulligan

• Writer: Harper Lee and Horton Foote

• Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna and Frank Overton

Copies of these movies are often available on DVD at the Edgewater Branch library for checkout with your library card or you can watch them online through a streaming service of your choice.

Registration is required. You will receive an email with the link to join the online Zoom discussion group.

This program is offered in partnership with the Edgewater Branch Library.