Inherit the Wind (1960)

  • NR
  • 07/21/1960 (US)
  • Drama
  • 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.

Nedrick Young

Screenplay

Stanley Kramer

Director

Harold Jacob Smith

Screenplay

Cast

Spencer Tracy's headshot

Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond
Fredric March's headshot

Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly's headshot

Gene Kelly

E.K. Hornbeck
Dick York's headshot

Dick York

Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson's headshot

Donna Anderson

Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan's headshot

Harry Morgan

Judge Mel
Claude Akins's headshot

Claude Akins

Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid's headshot

Elliott Reid

Prosecutor Tom Davenport

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