Inherit the Wind (1965)
Inherit the Wind is a 1965 tv movie movie directed by George Schaefer, with a running time of 1h 30m. It stars Melvyn Douglas, Ed Begley and Diane Baker.
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.
Cast
- Melvyn Douglas as Henry Drummond
- Ed Begley as Matthew Harrison Brady
- Diane Baker as Rachel Brown
- Murray Hamilton as E.K. Hornbeck
- John Randolph as Rev. Brown
- Adrienne King as Melinda
- Charles White as Bollinger
- Burt Brinckerhoff as Bert Cates
- Norman Wright as Townsman
- Robert Breen as Elijah
- Fred Burrell as Davenport
- Doug Chapin as Howard