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