Movie
“It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!”
7.7/10
1960
2h 8m
en
Drama
Overview
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.
Director
Stanley Kramer
Writers
Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
Movie Information
Release Date
July 7, 1960
Runtime
2h 8m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
458
Production
Stanley Kramer Productions
