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Inherit the Wind: Directed by Stanley Kramer. With Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York. Based on a real-life case in 1925; two great lawyers argue the case for, and against, a Tennessee science teacher accused of the crime of teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
Background. Inherit the Wind (1960) is an absorbing liberal "message" film that portrays, in partly fictionalized form, the famous and dramatic courtroom "Monkey Trial" battle (in the sultry summer of 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee) between two famous lawyers (Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan). Both volunteered to heatedly argue both sides ...
Inherit the Wind is 1485 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 519 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Fire in the Sky but less popular than Looper.
- 128 min
Our review: Parents say ( 3 ): Kids say ( 3 ): INHERIT THE WIND is everything that a legal drama ought to be, but deft comic touches and a clear storyline make this sophisticated film accessible to kids. The lawyers are the heroes in this exciting retelling of the watershed trial, bolstered by impressive performances by Tracy and March.
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. 1,576 IMDb 8.1 2 h 7 min 1960. 7+. Drama · Historical · Emotional · Tense. This video is currently unavailable.
Inherit the Wind: Directed by George Schaefer. With Melvyn Douglas, Ed Begley, Norman Wright, Diane Baker. In 1925, a Tennessee science teacher is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, and a mighty courtroom battle ensues.
Science teacher E.K. Hornbeck (Beau Bridges) teaches the theory of evolution, which violates the state statute supporting creationism. When the case is brought to trial, Drummond defends Hornbeck ...
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