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Inherit the Wind (1960)

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It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Stanley Kramer
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    Henry Drummond Spencer Tracy
  • Profile picture of Fredric March
    Matthew Harrison Brady Fredric March
  • Profile picture of Gene Kelly
    E.K. Hornbeck Gene Kelly
  • Profile picture of Dick York
    Bertram T. Cates Dick York
  • Profile picture of Donna Anderson
    Rachel Brown Donna Anderson
  • Profile picture of Harry Morgan
    Judge Mel Harry Morgan
  • Profile picture of Claude Akins
    Rev. Jeremiah Brown Claude Akins
  • Profile picture of Elliott Reid
    Prosecutor Tom Davenport Elliott Reid

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