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Inherit the Wind(1960)

L07/07/1960 (US)Drama2h 8m
77%

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

Overview

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.

Stanley Kramer

Director

Movie Cast

Spencer Tracy photo

Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond

Fredric March photo

Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady

Gene Kelly photo

Gene Kelly

E.K. Hornbeck

Dick York photo

Dick York

Bertram T. Cates

Donna Anderson photo

Donna Anderson

Rachel Brown

Harry Morgan photo

Harry Morgan

Judge Mel

Claude Akins photo

Claude Akins

Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Elliott Reid photo

Elliott Reid

Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Paul Hartman photo

Paul Hartman

Bailiff Mort Meeker

Philip Coolidge photo

Philip Coolidge

Mayor Jason Carter

Jimmy Boyd photo

Jimmy Boyd

Howard

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$2,000,000.00

Revenue$2,000,000.00

Production CompanyStanley Kramer Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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