Release, runtime and language

1988 · 96 mins · English

#5,698 93

Directed by

David Greene

Starring

Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, Kirk Douglas, Darren McGavin, Don Hood, John Harkins

Set against the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial, the drama pits two brilliant attorneys against each other as they battle over a schoolteacher charged with teaching evolution. The courtroom becomes a stage for intellectual and moral conflict, highlighting the clash between science and fundamentalism and the broader social upheaval of the era.