Inherit the Wind

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

Aug 30 1960 Approved 2h 8m
Biography, Drama, History

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.

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Plot

Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. This is a very thinly disguised rendition of the 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" with debates between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan taken largely from the transcripts.

Written by

Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, Jerome Lawrence

Directed by

Stanley Kramer

Cast

Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, Stanley Kramer Productions

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 3 wins & 11 nominations total

Trailers
Eureka Classics Trailer
Official Trailer
Inherit the Wind (1960) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Featurettes
Brian Trenchard-Smith on Inherit The Wind
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