1960 · Drama
Inherit the Wind
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.
- 7.7/10 · 491 votes
- 2h 8m
- July 7, 1960
- English
Directed by Stanley Kramer
About Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind is a 1960 drama film directed by Stanley Kramer. It runs 2h 8m. It was released on July 7, 1960.
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.
The original language is English. Spoken languages include English and Italian. Production countries include United States of America.
The average rating is 7.7 out of 10, based on 491 TMDB votes.
Inherit the Wind Details
- Title
- Inherit the Wind
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Rating
- 7.7/10 from 491 votes
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English and Italian
- Countries
- United States of America
- Director
- Stanley Kramer
- Writers
- Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $2,000,000
- Keywords
- politician, based on true story, trial, teacher, lawyer, courtroom, evolution, rhetoric, scopes monkey trial, judiciary, courtroom drama
Inherit the Wind Release Date
Inherit the Wind was released on July 7, 1960. More 1960 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
Inherit the Wind Genres
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Inherit the Wind Cast
Spencer TracyHenry Drummond
Fredric MarchMatthew Harrison Brady
Gene KellyE.K. Hornbeck
Dick YorkBertram T. Cates
Donna AndersonRachel Brown
Harry MorganJudge Mel
Claude AkinsRev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott ReidProsecutor Tom Davenport
Paul HartmanBailiff Mort Meeker
Philip CoolidgeMayor Jason Carter
Jimmy BoydHoward
Noah Beery Jr.John Stebbins
Norman FellWGN Radio Technician- Gordon PolkGeorge Sillers
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