Inherit the Wind

7.7 / 10

(443 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

128 minutes

Year:

1960

Director:

Stanley Kramer

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Company:

Stanley Kramer Productions,

United Artists

Budget:

$2,000,000

Revenue:

$2,000,000

Cast:
Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond

Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady

Gene Kelly

E.K. Hornbeck

Dick York

Bertram T. Cates

Donna Anderson

Rachel Brown

Crew:
Nedrick Young

Screenplay

Stanley Kramer

Director

Harold Jacob Smith

Screenplay

Stanley Kramer

Producer

Ernest Gold

Original Music Composer