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Inherit the Wind

1960 · 2h 8m · Drama · United States of America · Rated 12 (DE)

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.

Directed by
Stanley Kramer
Written by
Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young
Starring
Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York
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based on true storycourtroomcourtroom dramaevolutionjudiciarylawyerpoliticianrhetoricscopes monkey trialteachertrial
Rating12 (DE)

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