The 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial which pitted Creationists against Evolutionists for the right to teach evolution in public school science classes was dramatized thirty years after the fact by playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee for a successful Broadway run as Inherit the Wind. The writers somewhat fictionalized the event by changing names, omitting certain aspects of the trial, and editorializing when necessary for dramatic effect; nevertheless, their version of the tale has pretty much replaced the true story as fact in the minds of many. Director Stanley Kramer brought the play to the movies in 1960 with two of the cinema’s most towering talents in the leading roles: Spencer Tracy and Fredric March, and the result is one of the finest, most electrifying courtroom dramas ever filmed, made even more important by the subject matter which rather unbelievably even half a century later still is relevant in modern discussion and debate.
Studio: MGM
Distributed By: Twilight Time
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio: English 1.0 DTS-HDMA (Mono)
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: Not Rated
Run Time: 2 Hr. 7 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray
keep caseDisc Type: BD50 (dual layer)
Region: All
Release Date: 12/09/2014
MSRP: $29.95
The Production Rating: 4.5/5
Video Rating: 4.5/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 4/5
Special Features Rating: 2.5/5
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Reviewed By: Matt Hough
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