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Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1960 Drama
Release date : July 7, 1960
Runtime : 2h 8m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English / Italian /
Director : Stanley Kramer /
Writers : Harold Jacob Smith / Nedrick Young / Jerome Lawrence / Robert E. Lee /
Production companies : Stanley Kramer Productions / United Artists /
Budget : $2,000,000.00
Revenue : $2,000,000.00
July 7, 1960 2h 8m United States of America Drama English More
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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.
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Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond
Fredric March
Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
E.K. Hornbeck
Dick York
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson
Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter
Jimmy Boyd
Jimmy Boyd
Howard
Noah Beery Jr.
Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins
Norman Fell
Norman Fell
WGN Radio Technician
Gordon Polk
Gordon Polk
George Sillers
Hope Summers
Hope Summers
Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
Jessie H. Dunlap
Renee Godfrey
Renee Godfrey
Mrs. Stebbins
Florence Eldridge
Florence Eldridge
Sarah Brady

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  • title：Inherit the Wind
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1960
  • Runtime：2h 8m
  • Genres： Drama ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English · Italian ·
  • Director： Stanley Kramer /
  • Writers： Harold Jacob Smith · Nedrick Young · Jerome Lawrence · Robert E. Lee ·
  • Production companies： Stanley Kramer Productions · United Artists ·
  • Budget：$2,000,000.00
  • Revenue：$2,000,000.00
  • Overview：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.
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