"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
Steve Monroe
as Howard
Jim Meskimen
as Sauber
Royce D. Applegate
as George Sillers
Amzie Strickland
as Mrs. Krebs
Ronnie Claire Edwards
as Mrs. Haley
Piper Laurie
as Sarah Brady
Beau Bridges
as E. K. Hornbeck
Dirk Blocker
as Sheriff Sam Gibson
Critt Davis
as Reporter A
John DeMita
as Harry Y. Esterbrook
Mark Eric Charbonneau
as Reporter B
Steve Hofvendahl
as Another Reporter
Matthew Kimbrough
as Reporter #2
Hap Lawrence
as Lemonade Hawker
Derek McGrath
as Radio Technician
Doug McGrath
as Joe Turner
Paul Vincent O'Connor
as Stebbins
Jerry Potter
as Rogers
Russ Tamblyn
as Ed Morse
Daniel Petrie
Director
Mel Swope
Executive In Charge Of Production
David Lane Seltzer
Executive Producer
James Bartle
Director of Photography
Mary Jo Slater
Casting
Laurence Rosenthal
Original Music Composer
Timothy Michals
John DeCuir Jr.
Production Design
Nedrick Young
Screenplay
Keith Addis
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Del Acevedo
Key Makeup Artist
George Maya
Art Direction
Dennis Bishop
Producer
John F. Brown
Set Decoration
Harold Jacob Smith
Shelley Komarov
Costume Design
Paul LaMastra
Editor
Ron Berkeley
Tony Schwartz
Second Assistant Director
Robert Edwin Lee
Theatre Play
Jerome Lawrence
Martha Elcan
First Assistant Director
Joe Melody
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert J. Anderson Jr.
Sound Mixer
Gary Jensen
Utility Stunts
Joe Witherell
Larry Fioritto
Special Effects Coordinator
Tom Fraser
Camera Operator
Jeff Levy
Gaffer
Richard S. Kaufman
Music Supervisor
Sally Roddy
Script Supervisor