
Inherit the Wind
TV Movie · Drama
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.
Top Cast


Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Henry Drummond
Melvyn Douglas
Henry Drummond


Ed Begley
Ed Begley
Matthew Harrison Brady
Ed Begley
Matthew Harrison Brady


Diane Baker
Diane Baker
Rachel Brown
Diane Baker
Rachel Brown


Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
E.K. Hornbeck
Murray Hamilton
E.K. Hornbeck


John Randolph
John Randolph
Rev. Brown
John Randolph
Rev. Brown


Adrienne King
Adrienne King
Melinda
Adrienne King
Melinda


Charles White
Charles White
Bollinger
Charles White
Bollinger


Burt Brinckerhoff
Burt Brinckerhoff
Bert Cates
Burt Brinckerhoff
Bert Cates
Norman Wright
Norman Wright
Townsman
Norman Wright
Townsman
Robert Breen
Robert Breen
Elijah
Robert Breen
Elijah
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