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Inherit the Wind (1960)

NR · 1960-07-07 · 2h 8m · EN
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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.

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Stanley KramerDirectorJerome LawrenceWriterRobert Edwin LeeWriter

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Spencer TracySpencer TracyHenry DrummondFredric MarchFredric MarchMatthew Harrison BradyGene KellyGene KellyE.K. HornbeckDick YorkDick YorkBertram T. CatesDonna AndersonDonna AndersonRachel BrownHarry MorganHarry MorganJudge MelClaude AkinsClaude AkinsRev. Jeremiah BrownElliott ReidElliott ReidProsecutor Tom DavenportPaul HartmanPaul HartmanBailiff Mort MeekerPhilip CoolidgePhilip CoolidgeMayor Jason CarterJimmy BoydJimmy BoydHowardNoah Beery Jr.Noah Beery Jr.John Stebbins

Keywords

ScienceTelephone callLawyerCourtroom dramaTrialEvolutionTeacherCourtroomPoliticianJudiciaryRhetoricScopes monkey trial

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityScience · Telephone Call · LawyerDialogue densityDrama · Courtroom Drama · CourtroomDirector preference209648Actor preference159724 · 200335 · 139740Country preferenceUs

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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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Inherit the Wind has a runtime of 128 minutes.

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