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Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind
★ 7.6/10•1960•2h 8m•NR•Drama

It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!

Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.

Nedrick Young · Screenplay

Stanley Kramer · Director

Harold Jacob Smith · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 8m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 7, 1960
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$2,000,000

Actors

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond

Fredric March

Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

E.K. Hornbeck

Dick York

Dick York

Bertram T. Cates

Donna Anderson

Donna Anderson

Rachel Brown

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Judge Mel

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Elliott Reid

Elliott Reid

Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Paul Hartman

Paul Hartman

Bailiff Mort Meeker

Philip Coolidge

Philip Coolidge

Mayor Jason Carter

Jimmy Boyd

Jimmy Boyd

Howard

Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Beery Jr.

John Stebbins

Norman Fell

Norman Fell

WGN Radio Technician

Gordon Polk

George Sillers

Hope Summers

Hope Summers

Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman

Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Jessie H. Dunlap

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