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.
DirectorStanley Kramer
ProducersStanley Kramer
ScreenplayNedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
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LanguageEnglish, Italian
Production companiesStanley Kramer Productions, United Artists
Budget2000000
TaglineIt’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!
