Inherit the Wind [VHS] |
| |
|
|
|
Staring:
Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, David Wells, Beau Bridges, Tom Everett Scott
List Price: $9.94
Our Price: $4.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amazon.com The word classic can readily be applied to the story of what became known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, which led to the Broadway hit that has now been filmed for the third time. With Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott playing adversarial attorneys, this period piece deals in ideas and ideals in a masterful courtroom drama. In 1925, a schoolteacher is arrested for teaching Darwinism in the community of Hillsboro, where such scientific refutations of the Bible are illegal. Scott plays prosecutor Matthew Brady (based on politician Williams Jennings Bryan), bringing majesty and tragedy to a character many would find repugnant, as he prophetically bemoans a society moving "from love of God to love of self." Jack Lemmon plays attorney Henry Drummond (based on the legendary Clarence Darrow) and brings his trademark portrayal of the "little guy" to a man determined to protect a citizen's basic right to freedom of thought, proclaiming, "An idea is a greater monument to God than a cathedral." The wonderful supporting cast, including Beau Bridges, Piper Laurie, and John Cullum, all demonstrate their love of a multilayered drama filled with conundrums of faith and contradictions of philosophy. Veteran director Daniel Petrie helms with little flash, but his production offers so many concepts and emotions that the high points of drama remain with the viewer after the film is over. --Lloyd Chesley
|
|
|
|
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780792843016 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0792843010 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Release Date: 2000-11-07 Running Time: 113 Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: 1999-05-29 |
|
|