Inherit the Wind
Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. This is a very thinly disguised rendition of the 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" with debates between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan taken largely from the transcripts.
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HD
Drama, History
1960
128 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Inherit the Wind
- Duration : 128 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Nedrick Young (screenplay), Harold Jacob Smith (screenplay), Jerome Lawrence (play), Robert E. Lee (play)
- Directors : Stanley Kramer min
- Imdb : 8.2 (19279 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.1 (9472 votes)
- Actors : Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York
Movie Storyline
Teacher B.T. Cates is arrested for teaching Darwin's theories. Famous lawyer Henry Drummond defends him; fundamentalist politician Matthew Brady prosecutes. This is a very thinly disguised rendition of the 1925 "Scopes monkey trial" with debates between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan taken largely from the transcripts.