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Inherit the Wind (1960)

Inherit the Wind

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2h 8m

Biography, Drama, Historical

June 26th, 1960

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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.

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3 wins and 2 nominations

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Inherit the Wind (1960) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Brian Trenchard-Smith on Inherit The Wind

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Cast

Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond
Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
E. K. Hornbeck
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anders
Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel Coffey
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter
Full cast & crew

Directors

Stanley Kramer
Full cast & crew

Producers

Stanley Kramer
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Nedrick Young
(screenplay) (originally as Nathan E. Douglas) and
Harold Jacob Smith
screenplay
Jerome Lawrence
(play) and
Full cast & crew

Taglines

It's all about the monkey trial that rocked America.
It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!

Keywords

forbidden love
prayer
scientist
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 28th, 1963 theatrical
December 7th, 1960 (Argentina)
June 9th, 2015 (Australia) (DVD premiere)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Inherit the Wind (original title)
Heredarás el viento (Argentina)
Inherit the Wind (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Courthouse Square, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Running Times

128 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.66 : 1

Production Companies

United Artists
Stanley Kramer Productions (as Lomitas Productions Inc.)

Distribution Companies

United Artists (Argentina) (as Artistas Unidos)
Epoca (Argentina)
Chapel Distribution (Australia) (35mm print)
All Distribution Companies

Special Effects Companies

Film Effects of Hollywood

Other Companies

Westrex Recording System (sound) / sound: sound
Stalmaster-Lister Co. (casting) (as Stalmaster-Lister)

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