Inherit the Wind (1960)

7.6	Listal rating
8.1	IMDB rating

Drama (3), Courtroom (1), Civil Rights (1), 1960s (1), Intolerance (1), 1960 (1), Freedom Of Speech (1), Persecution (1), 300 Greatest Films (1), Based On A Play (1), Recently Watched (1), Religious Fundamentalism (1), History (1), Classic (1), Historical (1), Black & White (1)

Description

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.

Directed by

Stanley Kramer

Starring (View all) :

Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond

Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady

E. K. Hornbeck

Bertram T. Cates

Rachel Brown

Judge Mel Coffey

Reverend Jeremiah Brown

Elliott Reid

Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Paul Hartman

Bailiff Horace Meeker

Philip Coolidge

Mayor Jason Carter

Written by (View all) :

Nedrick Young

Harold Jacob Smith

(screenplay)

Videos


	Inherit the Wind - Trailer (1960)

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