Regie:
Daniel PetrieCamera:
James BartleMuziek:
Laurence RosenthalActeurs:
Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Piper Laurie, Beau Bridges, Tom Everett Scott, Kathryn Morris, Lane Smith, Brad Greenquist, Jim Meskimen, Russ Tamblyn (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
The story is based on the real-life Scopes Monkey trial that made history in 1925 and brought a small town teacher to the forefront of a great political and social debate. In the small southern town of Hillsboro, the "trial of the century" erupts when a young and idealistic school instructor, Bertram Cates (Tom Everett Scott), is arrested for teaching Darwinism and the theory of evolution in his classroom. Hillsboro becomes a media hot spot as two of the nation's legal masterminds take up the case. George C. Scott stars as Matt Brady (based on real-life orator and politician William Jennings Bryan), a Bible-thumping political zealot who preaches against Darwin and the practices of the young teacher, while Jack Lemmon stars as Henry Drummond (based on legal legend Clarence Darrow), a liberal atheist who defends Cates and the notion of free speech. Drummond and Brady are long-time friends and political peers who find themselves fiercely divided over this issue. After heated political and spiritual debates, the trial is decided, making national headlines and changing the course of free speech and scientific theory forever. (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
(meer)Acteurs
Jack Lemmon
USA
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JFK: Het verhaal dat nooit ophoudt (1991)
The Apartment (1960)
George C. Scott
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Beste films:
Piper Laurie
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The Hustler (1961)
The Bunker (1981) (Tv-film)
Beau Bridges
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Tom Everett Scott
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Kathryn Morris
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Lane Smith
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Brad Greenquist
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Jim Meskimen
USA
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Russ Tamblyn
USA
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Drive (2011)
John Cullum
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1776 (1972)
Inherit the Wind (1999) (Tv-film)
Doug McGrath
Canada
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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
Pale Rider (1985)
Twyla Banks
USA
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Inherit the Wind (1999) (Tv-film)
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David Wells
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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Starman (1984)
Peter Mackenzie
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Trumbo (2015)
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Amzie Strickland
USA
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The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Jerry Potter
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Inherit the Wind (1999) (Tv-film)
The Quick and the Dead (1987) (Tv-film)
John DeMita
USA
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Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Dirk Blocker
USA
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Starman (1984)
Poltergeist (1982)
Royce D. Applegate
USA
Beste films:
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Seabiscuit (2003)
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (serie)