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.
Quick Stats
7.7
TMDB Rating
489
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2h 8m
Runtime
$2.0M
Budget
$2.0M
Box Office
100%
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DirectorStanley Kramer
WriterHarold Jacob Smith
CinematographyMorris Rosen
ComposerErnest Gold
EditorFrederic Knudtson
Production DesignRudolph Sternad
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Stanley Kramer ProductionsUnited Artists
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Cast
Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond
Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
E.K. Hornbeck
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter
Jimmy Boyd
Howard
Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins
Norman Fell
WGN Radio Technician
G
Gordon Polk
George Sillers
Hope Summers
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