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07/07/1960 Drama 2h 8m
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It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!

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.

  1. Stanley Kramer

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Spencer Tracy

    Henry Drummond

  2. Fredric March

    Matthew Harrison Brady

  3. Gene Kelly

    E.K. Hornbeck

  4. Dick York

    Bertram T. Cates

  5. Donna Anderson

    Rachel Brown

  6. Harry Morgan

    Judge Mel

  7. Claude Akins

    Rev. Jeremiah Brown

  8. Elliott Reid

    Prosecutor Tom Davenport

  9. Paul Hartman

    Bailiff Mort Meeker

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,000,000.00

Revenue
$2,000,000.00

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