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Inherit the Wind (1960)

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.
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Stanley Kramer profile
Stanley Kramer

Director

Harold Jacob Smith profile
Harold Jacob Smith

Screenplay

Cast

Spencer Tracy profile
Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond

Fredric March profile
Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady

Gene Kelly profile
Gene Kelly

E.K. Hornbeck

Dick York profile
Dick York

Bertram T. Cates

Donna Anderson profile
Donna Anderson

Rachel Brown

Harry Morgan profile
Harry Morgan

Judge Mel

Claude Akins profile
Claude Akins

Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Elliott Reid profile
Elliott Reid

Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Paul Hartman profile
Paul Hartman

Bailiff Mort Meeker

Philip Coolidge profile
Philip Coolidge

Mayor Jason Carter

Jimmy Boyd profile
Jimmy Boyd

Howard

Noah Beery Jr. profile
Noah Beery Jr.

John Stebbins

Spencer Tracy profile
Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond

Fredric March profile
Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady

Gene Kelly profile
Gene Kelly

E.K. Hornbeck

Dick York profile
Dick York

Bertram T. Cates

Donna Anderson profile
Donna Anderson

Rachel Brown

Harry Morgan profile
Harry Morgan

Judge Mel

Claude Akins profile
Claude Akins

Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Elliott Reid profile
Elliott Reid

Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Paul Hartman profile
Paul Hartman

Bailiff Mort Meeker

Philip Coolidge profile
Philip Coolidge

Mayor Jason Carter

Jimmy Boyd profile
Jimmy Boyd

Howard

Noah Beery Jr. profile
Noah Beery Jr.

John Stebbins

Extra

Release Date

July 7, 1960

Original Language

English, Italian

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Production Company

Stanley Kramer Productions logoUnited Artists logo

Available On

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