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Inherit the Wind

8.019651h 30mNRMovieTV MovieDrama

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…

DirectorGeorge Schaefer
WriterRobert Hartung
ProducerGeorge Schaefer

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Cast · Directed by George Schaefer

MDMelvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Henry Drummond
EBEd Begley
Ed Begley
Matthew Harrison Brady
DBDiane Baker
Diane Baker
Rachel Brown
MHMurray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
E.K. Hornbeck
JRJohn Randolph
John Randolph
Rev. Brown
AKAdrienne King
Adrienne King
Melinda
CWCharles White
Charles White
Bollinger
BBBurt Brinckerhoff
Burt Brinckerhoff
Bert Cates
NW
Norman Wright
Townsman
RB
Robert Breen
Elijah
FB
Fred Burrell
Davenport
DC
Doug Chapin
Howard

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