Presents the script of the 1950s play loosely based on the events which took place in Dayton, Tennessee, during the Scopes Trial in July of 1925 which opened the debate over the teaching of creationism and evolution.

Screen legends Jack Lemmon (The Apartment) and George C. Scott (Hardcore) electrify the screen in this stunning remake of the most dazzling courtroom drama of all time. When a courageous schoolteacher dares to introduce his students to Darwin's theory of evolution, his small Bible Belt town won't stand for it. Fearing that this "blasphemy" will poison the minds of their children, the devout townspeople lock the teacher behind bars. Enter Henry Drummond...