Inherit the Wind(1988)
The great minds of their day. The most famous court battle of the century. The explosive issue that won't go away!
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Movie: Inherit the Wind
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Matthew Harrison Brady
Harry Drummond
E.K. Hornbeck
Judge
Rachel Brown
Bertram Cates
Reverend Brown
Mayor
Lucy Brady
Davenport
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