Monkey trial /

In 1925, a biology teacher named John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of Tennessee state law. His trial became an epic event of the 20th century, a debate over free speech that spiraled into an all-out duel between science and religion. Featuring two of the century's grea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Larson, Tom (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Nebraska Educational Television Network, WGBH Educational Foundation, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), PBS Home Video
Other Authors:	Lesiak, Christine (Screenwriter, Producer, Director), Mumgaard, Annie (Producer, Director), Hunt, Linda, 1945- (Narrator), Reed, Eloise (Commentator), Johnson, Phillip (Commentator), Larson, Edward (Commentator), Levine, Lawrence W. (Commentator), Strossen, Nadine (Commentator), Williams, John (Commentator), McKenzie, Jim (Commentator), Boyer, Paul S. (Commentator), Numbers, Ronald L. (Commentator), Tierney, Kevin (Commentator), Scott, Eugenie Carol, 1945- (Commentator), McKenzie, Ben (Commentator), Moore, Allen (Cinematographer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Boston] : WGBH Educational Foundation, [2006]
Subjects:	Scopes, John Thomas > Trials, litigation, etc. Bryan, William Jennings, > 1860-1925. Darrow, Clarence, > 1857-1938. Evolution (Biology) > Study and teaching > Law and legislation > United States. Evolution (Biology) > History > 20th century. Evolution > History > 20th century. Science > History > 20th century. Bible and evolution. Creationism. Modernist-fundamentalist controversy. Dayton (Tenn.) Scopes, John Thomas. Evolution. Evolution (Biology) Evolution (Biology) > Study and teaching > Law and legislation. Science. Tennessee > Dayton. United States. 1900-1999 Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History. Trials, litigation, etc.

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Summary:	In 1925, a biology teacher named John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of Tennessee state law. His trial became an epic event of the 20th century, a debate over free speech that spiraled into an all-out duel between science and religion. Featuring two of the century's greatest orators, attorneys Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, the Scopes trial was America's first major media event, with hundreds of reporters and live nationwide radio coverage dispersing the sensational news. Outside the courthouse, a circus atmosphere prevailed as a chimpanzee in a suit and hat vied with fire-and-brimstone preachers for the crowd's attention. This film explores the dramatic moment when a new fault line opened in society as scientific discoveries began to challenge the literal truth of the Bible. Often humorous and at times frightening, the story of two value systems colliding resonates today.
Item Description:	This disc has been recorded using DVD-R equipment and may not play in all DVD players or drives. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	Editor, Alexandru Moscu ; director of photography, Allen Moore ; original music, Tom Larson.