Inherit The Wind
– Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teache..
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.
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20 Mar 1988
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English
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NOT RATED
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A teacher has taught about evolution in a small town in Tennessee. He has violated state law by doing this. Two great lawyers appear, one to assist in his defense, the other to help prosecute him. The town is divided in many ways which become apparent as the trial progresses. This is a dramatization of the Scopes Monkey Trial that pitted William Jennings Bryan against Clarence Darrow in a real case.
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.
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