"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."
Kirk Douglas
as Matthew Harrison Brady
Jason Robards
as Harry Drummond
Darren McGavin
as E.K. Hornbeck
John Harkins
as Judge
Megan Follows
as Rachel Brown
Kyle Secor
as Bertram Cates
Michael Ensign
as Reverend Brown
Don Hood
as Mayor
Jean Simmons
as Lucy Brady
Josh Clark
as Davenport
Scotch Byerley
as Meeker
Ebbe Roe Smith
as Dunlap
Douglas Dirkson
as Mr. Bannister
Richard Lineback
as Sillers
Tom McCleister
as Bailiff
Jason Marin
as Howard
Ron Hayden
as Radio Newsman
Richard Gilbert-Hill
Terry Wills
as Man at Counter
Kathy Kinney
as Woman at Depot
Glenn Robards
as Man at Depot
Robert Broyles
as Man on Platform
Michael Joiner
as News Photographer
Michael Lindström
as Reporter
David Greene
Director
John Gay
Writer
Jerome Lawrence
Original Story
Peter Douglas
Executive Producer
Robert Papazian
Producer
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Original Music Composer
Stevan Larner
Director of Photography
Parkie L. Singh
Editor
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Bill Ross
Art Direction
Cynthia T. Lewis
Set Decoration
Robert Edwin Lee