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Inherit the Wind is a 1999 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name which originally aired on Showtime on May 29, 1999. The original play was written as a parable which fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials. [1]
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May 29, 1999 · A TV movie adaptation of the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, starring Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott as the lawyers in the famous Scopes trial of 1925. The movie was nominated for two Primetime Emmys and received positive reviews from critics and viewers.
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- 1999-05-29
Set in Dayton, Tenn., famous trial lawyer Henry Drummond (Jack Lemmon) debates evangelical politician and attorney Matthew Harrison Brady (George C. Scott) in...
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- Daniel Petrie
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- Jack Lemmon
A TV adaptation of the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, starring Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott and Lane Smith. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on this 1999 movie.
Currently you are able to watch "Inherit the Wind" streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV for free with ads. Synopsis Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
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A classic courtroom drama starring Spencer Tracy and Fredric March as rival lawyers in a case that challenges the teaching of evolution in Tennessee. Based on the 1925 trial of John T. Scopes, the film also features Gene Kelly as a journalist and explores the themes of science, faith, and freedom of speech.
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Schoolmaster Bertram Cates is put on trial for teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution to students in rural Tennessee. Prosecuting Cates is three-time presidential nominee, self-appointed Bible scholar and acclaimed orator Matthew Harri.
