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Inherit the Wind

A young man, Bert Cates, is arrested in a small Bible Belt town for teaching the theory of Evolution in the public school. Two of the finest legal minds in the U.S. are called to the trial: Henry Drummond for the defense, and Matthew Harrison Brady for the prosecution. The trial proceeds on three levels, the guilt or innocence of Cates, the issue of the Bible vs. Darwin, and finally, the personal confrontation between Drummond and Brady.

Top Cast

  • Melvyn Douglas

    Melvyn Douglas

    Henry Drummond

  • Ed Begley

    Ed Begley

    Matthew Harrison Brady

  • Diane Baker

    Diane Baker

    Rachel Brown

  • Murray Hamilton

    Murray Hamilton

    E.K. Hornbeck

  • John Randolph

    John Randolph

    Rev. Brown

  • Adrienne King

    Adrienne King

    Melinda

  • Charles White

    Charles White

    Bollinger

  • Burt Brinckerhoff

    Burt Brinckerhoff

    Bert Cates

  • Norman Wright

    Norman Wright

    Townsman

Overview

A young man, Bert Cates, is arrested in a small Bible Belt town for teaching the theory of Evolution in the public school. Two of the finest legal minds in the U.S. are called to the trial: Henry Drummond for the defense, and Matthew Harrison Brady for the prosecution. The trial proceeds on three levels, the guilt or innocence of Cates, the issue of the Bible vs. Darwin, and finally, the personal confrontation between Drummond and Brady.

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