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Inherit the Wind

7.6/10
TMDB498 votes
1960Original: English128 min

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.

Genres: Drama
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson

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Inherit the Wind (1960) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by Stanley Kramer. The cast includes Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York.

Released
1960-07-07
Original language
English
Runtime
128 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists
Writers
Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith

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What is Inherit the Wind about?

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.

Who stars in Inherit the Wind?

Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson, Harry Morgan. See the cast cards above for character names.

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