

Inherit the Wind (1960)
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Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond

Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady

Gene Kelly
E.K. Hornbeck

Dick York
Bertram T. Cates

Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown

Harry Morgan
Judge Mel

Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker

Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter

Jimmy Boyd
Howard

Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins
Director & Crew
Stanley Kramer
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 based on 470 votes.
Who directed Inherit the Wind?
Inherit the Wind was directed by Stanley Kramer and released in 1960.
How long is Inherit the Wind?
Inherit the Wind has a runtime of 2 hours and 8 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1960-07-07
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box Office
- $2.0M
- Status
- Released





