Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

Jack Lemmon
as Henry Drummond

George C. Scott
as Matthew Harrison Brady

Lane Smith
as Reverend Jeremiah Brown

Tom Everett Scott
as Bertram Cates

Kathryn Morris
as Rachel Brown

John Cullum
as Judge Merle Coffey

Brad Greenquist
as Tom Davenport

David Wells
as Mayor Carter

Peter MacKenzie
as Jesse Dunlap

Dennis Cockrum
as Meeker