Inherit the Wind

★7.6·00·1960·2h 8m
Drama

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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Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy Henry Drummond
Fredric March
Fredric March Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly E.K. Hornbeck
Dick York
Dick York Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson
Donna Anderson Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan Judge Mel
Claude Akins
Claude Akins Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Elliott Reid Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
Paul Hartman Bailiff Mort Meeker
Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge Mayor Jason Carter

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★7.6· 1960· 2h 8m· Drama

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.

Release date7 Jul 1960
DirectorStanley Kramer
LanguageEN
StatusReleased

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