Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
Details
- Release date
- 1960-07-07
- Duration
- 02:08
- Categories
- Drama
- Studios
- Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English, Italian
- Status
- Released
- Votes
- 460
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Revenue
- $2,000,000
Top cast
Spencer Tracy
Fredric March
Gene Kelly
Dick York
Donna Anderson
Harry Morgan
Claude Akins
Elliott Reid
Paul Hartman
Philip Coolidge
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