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Inherit the Wind(1960)
Status: Released
Date: 1960-07-07
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470 Votes
Time: 2h 8m
It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,000,000.00
Revenue: $2,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Stanley Kramer Productions
Movie: Inherit the Wind
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
Video Trailer Inherit the Wind
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Brian Trenchard-Smith on Inherit The Wind
Fanaticism and Ignorance
First Day In Court
The Arrest of Bertram Cates
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Brian Trenchard-Smith on Inherit The Wind - Featurette
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First Day In Court - Clip
The Arrest of Bertram Cates - Clip
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