Inherit The Wind - DVD

Acting legends Spencer Tracy (Judgment at Nuremberg) and Fredric March (The Iceman Cometh) go toe-to-toe in this thrilling recreation of the most titanic courtroom battle of the century. The great Stanley Kramer (On the Beach) directs this masterpiece featuring Gene Kelly (On the Town) in a rare, critically acclaimed dramatic role, Inherit the Wind is powerful, provocative cinema and a heaping measure of entertainment. The controversial subject of evolution versus creation causes two polar opposites to engage in one explosive battle of beliefs. Attorney Clarence Darrow (Tracy) faces off against fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan (March) in a small Tennessee town where a teacher has been brought to trial for teaching Darwinism. The stellar supporting cast includes Dick York, Donna Anderson, Harry Morgan, Claude Akins, Norman Fell and Noah Beery Jr.

When small-town educator Bert Cates breaks the law and is jailed for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution, the stage is set for a dramatic courtroom face-off between prosecution-retained political lion Matthew Anderson Brady (Fredric March) and cagey defense counsel Henry Drummond (Spencer Tracy). Stanley Kramer's memorable take on the Scopes InchmonkeyInch trial-inspired stage play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee co-stars Gene Kelly, Dick York, Harry Morgan, Florence Eldridge. 128 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.

Intolerance and it's terrible effects are examined in four historical eras. In ancient Babylon, a mountain girl is caught up in the religious rivalry that leads to the city's downfall. In Judea, the hypocritical Pharisees condemn Jesus Christ. In 1572 Paris, unaware of the impending St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, two young Huguenots prepare for marriage. Finally, in America, social reformers destroy the lives of a young woman and her beloved.