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Feature film — 1965

Inherit the Wind (1965)

8.01h 30mTV Movie — Drama

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.

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NBC / Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

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Director: George Schaefer

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Cast & crew

Melvyn Douglas as Henry Drummond

Melvyn Douglas

Henry Drummond

Ed Begley as Matthew Harrison Brady

Ed Begley

Matthew Harrison Brady

Diane Baker as Rachel Brown

Diane Baker

Rachel Brown

Murray Hamilton as E.K. Hornbeck

Murray Hamilton

E.K. Hornbeck

John Randolph as Rev. Brown

John Randolph

Rev. Brown

Adrienne King as Melinda

Adrienne King

Melinda

Charles White as Bollinger

Charles White

Bollinger

Burt Brinckerhoff as Bert Cates

Burt Brinckerhoff

Bert Cates

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Norman Wright

Townsman

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Robert Breen

Elijah

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Fred Burrell

Davenport

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Doug Chapin

Howard

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