Inherit the Wind

(1960)

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IMDb

Release & Runtime

November 1, 1960 · 2 hr 8 min

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 3 wins & 11 nominations total

Languages

English

Countries

United States

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.

Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York and others

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