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George C. Scott (in his Last performance) and Jack Lemmon give an impressive performance in this gripping courtroom drama based on the real-life Scopes Monkey Trials, which made history in 1925 An idealist young science teacher Bertram Cates, is arrested for teaching his class the Darwin Theory of Evolution, causing great political and social debate to erupt in the small southern town of Hillsboro. Two of the nations biggest lawyers battle out the issues in the courtroom, Matt Brady, a religious zealot who preaches against Darwin, and Henry Drummond, a liberal atheist who believes in Cates practices and free speech. The intense political dispute, which makes national headlines, has an outcome that changes the course of scientific theory and free speaking forever.Product Identifiers
EAN0883904219675
eBay Product ID (ePID)14053513624
Product Key Features
ActorBeau Bridges, George C. Scott, Jack Lemmon, Thomas Everett Scott, Piper Laurie
Film/TV TitleInherit the Wind
DirectorDaniel Petrie Sr.
Release Year1999
FeaturesWidescreen, Remake
GenreDrama, Adaptation
StudioWillette Acquisition Corp.
Run Time120 Min
Additional Product Features
ScreenwriterNathan E. Douglas, Harold Jacob Smith
Original LanguageEn
Production CompanyMgm Television, Industry Entertainment