Inherit the Wind
It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!
It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!
Drama
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1960
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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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Runtime:
128 min
Release date:
7 Jul 1960
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Italian
Budget:
$2,000,000
Revenue:
$2,000,000
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 3 wins & 11 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Spencer Tracy does his cuddly curmudgeon turn as Clarence Darrow; it's a lazy, vague performance, but its wit provides the only crack of light in the film's somber, gray overcast.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
13 Aug 2007
fresh:
Tolerably gripping in its old-fashioned way, thanks chiefly to old pro performances from Tracy and March as the rival lawyers and ideologists.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006