Release Date: 1965-11-18
Runtime: 90
Languages: English
Rating: 8
Votes: 1
Genres: TV Movie | Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Description: 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 Drum...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.Read More
Production Companies:
NBC
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
