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Inherit the Wind. (1960 film) Inherit the Wind is a 1960 American drama film directed by Stanley Kramer and based on the 1955 play of the same name written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. It stars Spencer Tracy as lawyer Henry Drummond and Fredric March as his friend and rival Matthew Harrison Brady.
A classic courtroom drama starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March and Gene Kelly as lawyers on opposite sides of a case involving a teacher accused of teaching evolution. The film is loosely based on the 1925 Scopes monkey trial, where Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan clashed over religion and science.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Stanley Kramer
- 1960-08-30
A film about the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, where Darwinism and creationism clashed in court. Spencer Tracy and Fredric March play the lawyers who argue for and against evolution, in a debate that still resonates today.
Inherit the Wind is a thinly veiled fictionalisation of the "Scopes Monkey Trial" which had the country on the edge of its seat in 1925 deciding on a teacher, John T. Scopes', ability to teach ...
- (27)
- Spencer Tracy
- Stanley Kramer
- Lomitas Productions Inc.
Inherit the Wind Full Play Summary. At the courthouse in Hillsboro, a small Southern town, Bertram Cates is behind bars, awaiting trial for teaching his students about Darwin’s theory of evolution. Rachel Brown, a friend and fellow teacher who also is the daughter of the town’s minister, visits Cates.
Inherit The Wind. 1960 · 2 hr 8 min. TV-PG. Drama. Spencer Tracy and Frederic March go head-to-head as opposing attorneys in this blistering courtroom drama about the famed "Scopes Monkey Trial" where a Tennessee teacher must defend himself for teaching Darwinism. Subtitles: English.
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A movie based on the 1925 Scopes Monkey trial, where a teacher is accused of teaching evolution. Spencer Tracy and Fredric March play the lawyers on opposite sides of the case, with Gene Kelly as a reporter.
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